Russia Bombers on Exercises Over Arctic, Atlantic

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Russian Bombers on Exercises Over Arctic, Atlantic
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, MOSCOW



Russia’s military announced that up to 10 of its strategic bombers would carry out patrols Oct. 16 over the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific Oceans and the Black Sea.
“Up to 10 long-range aircraft, Tupolev 160s and 22M3s are taking part in these exercises, with in-flight refueling,” Air Force spokesman Col. Alexander Drobyshevsky told Russian news agencies.
Each plane will be in flight for eight to 16 hours, Drobyshevsky said, adding that the flights were for training purposes and conformed with international regulations on the use of airspace.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had announced the resumption of long-range flights in international air space on Aug. 17.
Such flights were standard during the Cold War standoff with the U.S. and its western European allies but were abandoned in 1992 amid financial difficulties that followed the Soviet collapse.
Before and after Putin’s statement, Britain and Norway had to scramble jets to intercept Russian planes near their airspace.

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Maybe it was close?

Hi bulldogg
The date on the story says Posted 10/16/07 06:58, if it is the same story I'm sorry ops. :eek:

Is this what you posted? It's close it does begin with Tupolev 160s.

http://www.military-quotes.com/forum/russian-flights-set-off-new-t45790.html


Russian flights set off new defense scramble

More Russian bombers flew off Norway's coast on early Tuesday, prompting the military to scramble once again, just hours before a bomb threat kept them busy on land.

Two Norwegian F16s were dispatched from Bodø to identify the flights, which turned out to be two TU-160 "Blackjack" flights, according to NATO's description.
The bombers were introduced in 1987, and are among the heaviest fighter aircraft ever built.
NATO's air operations center at Reitan outside Bodø said they seldom try to get the Russian flights to change course. Instead, the Norwegian military's goal is to identify foreign aircraft and control their movements near Norwegian territory.
The Norwegians also want to consistently demonstrate that they are closely monitoring unidentified aircraft that fly near Norwegian air space.
The Norwegian F16s followed the Russian flights as they flew south, but returned to Bodø after about 45 minutes. The Russian flights continued south towards Britain, where they were met by British fighter jets.
It was the latest in a series of such flights, which the Russians claim are training missions. NATO officials believe the Russians are trying to demonstrate renewed military muscle.

Mysterious package
Norway's northern military command, meanwhile, was faced later on Tuesday with a bomb threat, after someone placed a package outside the main entrance to the Landsdelskommando Nord-Norge in Bodø.
The unidentified package weighed about 15 kilos and was immediately removed from the gate after it was discovered about 7:30am.
Officials said they have clear photos of the car that delivered the package, which was taken to a football field for any necessary dismantling.
 
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Hi sunb
Sorry should have paid more attention. I think in this case a couple of stories are just very similar.
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