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...ja, ja, "volstrekt normale procedure"...Russian TU-160 jets perform 13-hour flight over Barents / Norwegian / North seas
Two Russian Tu-160 heavy strategic bombers, accompanied by MiG-31 interceptor aircraft,
conducted a planned flight over the neutral waters of the Barents, Norwegian and North seas,
as the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Wednesday.
During the 13-hour flight crews of Tu-160 and MiG-31 performed aerial refueling.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense,
at certain stretches of the route, Russian Tu-160 were accompanied by F-16 fighter aircraft of Norwegian and Danish air forces.
https://www.ruaviation.com/news/2019/4/3/13285/
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-hi ... s-47799660
...de Koude Oorlog lijkt weer terug...RAF Lossiemouth jets scrambled to Russian planes twice in five days
3 April 2019
Fighter jets have been scrambled from a Scottish base for the second time in five days to monitor Russian military aircraft flying close to UK airspace.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray responded to the incident off Scotland's north east coast.
On Friday, Typhoons from Lossiemouth responded to Russian aircraft in a similar situation.
A Voyager tanker supported the Typhoons in the latest incident.
Russian Tupolev Tu-160 long range bombers were involved in both Friday and Wednesday's incidents.
While it was the second incident in days involving RAF Lossiemouth,
it was the third in a week for the UK.
Crews from RAF RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire responded to an incident last Wednesday.
The latest two come as Nato and Australian forces are in Scotland for Exercise Joint Warrior.
Warships, aircraft and more than 10,000 personnel are involved in the UK-led military training,
which largely takes place in the sea and air around the Highlands and Islands.
