instead they will be taken by Xi from the east cheeks
swirve-psn on
Time for NATO to start flying some bombers near Moscow
omnipresentatio on
How do they not know its location until its upon them?
Surely someone is watching all aircraft that leaves Russia heading west at this stage…
dafydd_ on
Near Britain? How near, does anyone know? I don’t think the article mentions.
TRTv2 on
Ok not good, but I want to know is how many bombers and jets were flown west
Stig783 on
This happens all the time and yet the British government just let it slide 😂
Jongee58 on
This has been happening since the 1960’s they fly close to UK Northern airspace, trigger the Quick Alert force, who turn up take photos and wave, the ‘bombers’ 1970’s vintage ‘Bear’ aircraft then turn away and go home…it’s a return of the Cold War games like sneaking close to submarines and then activating ‘Active Sonar’ . They are detected leaving Russian airspace, the time to worry is when they begin anti radar detection manoeuvres and active jamming…Eat your Christmas pud it’s not a problem…
Spooknik on
They are trying so hard to be a superpower by flying their rust buckets from the 60’s near NATO.
dapperdavy on
I was an Air cadet in the 80s, this was a common occurrence then, and I’m sure ever since.
Slow news day?
CommercialFormal7614 on
This isn’t anything new Russia flies bombers close to nato frequently and the US also flies bombers close to Russia frequently
RecentTwo544 on
Said it time and time again – this is a “good” thing.
Been going on regularly since the 60s.Â
It’s when they stop you need to worry.
Readonkulous on
Putin really is a cunt. Playing with other people’s lives.Â
Arrrchitect on
Putin is going to keep pushing and pushing and crossing every red line he is allowed to cross.
ironman7456 on
This normal, they have to try so hard to be relevant and not forgotten.
Raining_Flamingos on
Shoot the cunts down the second they get a millimetre into our airspace and refuse to leave. Fucking pricks.
True_Dog_4098 on
Putin is playing chicken using his paper tiger military.
GotchaPresident on
But it’s Christmas 😔
jaygo-jaylo on
They still got some left?
Resident_Cat_7062 on
Slow news day? This is a regular thing. May aswell do a news report about the sky being a bit cloudy.Â
PlebiconValley on
Vlad, stop flying your antiques. We’re more concerned about the planes breaking down mid-air (as I’m sure you are too).
The_mingthing on
Just shoot them down.Â
SweatyAd9240 on
Bomber full of rusty bombs that will fail to detonate
licheese on
Ffs, these ” X scrambled X” titles are starting to be irritating. I don’t want to defend these mother fuckers but these Russian bombers were following a route. That fly was planned, and Finland always escorted them and knew in advance about their fly route. It’s not an air incursion or something.
LostDreams44 on
Shoot them down!
Shougee369 on
i wonder how much money NATO spends whenever russia provokes a response.
got-trunks on
“Su-33 fighter jets escorted the long-range bombers during the flight, which, according to journalists, may have been a deliberate attempt to irritate the West near Santa Claus’ flight route from the North Pole.”
lmfao sometimes Russian plan-makers can be pretty funny
Atleastonce007 on
I wonder if all the Air Force’s of Europe scrambled their aircraft for a giant “battle of Britain” style dogfight against the Russian airforce what would be left in the air at the end of the day. A giant one and done, who would win. You have to factor in skill, discipline, aircraft capability, not just numbers of planes.
TheMightyArsenal on
reddit falling for clickbait as per
JagBak73 on
Right on Christmas.
What an asshole.
sasabomish on
Are they still using propeller powered bombers?
Big_Distribution_481 on
This is typical sabre rattling. They have insufficient resources to fight on one front, let alone two
MrWickedG on
Nato once again escalating tensions with peaceful russia. /s
Agreeable-Spot-7376 on
Tally-ho. Someone needs to just drop one of these.
ChrisFromLongIsland on
Wow a propeller bomber that lights up like a Christmas Tree on modern radar. Its a early 1950s design. If there was ever an actual threat this would be destroyed just over the Russian border. Even in the Ukraine war they really never get close to the front. They fire their glide bombs deep within Russian territory to avoid being shot down.
kastbort2021 on
I’ve said this before, but Russian missions with long-distance bombers isn’t really anything new. They do this all the time over the Barents sea, and sometimes they do longer runs down towards UK.
When they get too close, QRA planes are sent out, and they fly together for some time.
Obviously this will be brought up more in media these days, because of all the tension – but it really isn’t anything to panic over.
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Russia wants desperately to be taken seriously
instead they will be taken by Xi from the east cheeks
Time for NATO to start flying some bombers near Moscow
How do they not know its location until its upon them?
Surely someone is watching all aircraft that leaves Russia heading west at this stage…
Near Britain? How near, does anyone know? I don’t think the article mentions.
Ok not good, but I want to know is how many bombers and jets were flown west
This happens all the time and yet the British government just let it slide 😂
This has been happening since the 1960’s they fly close to UK Northern airspace, trigger the Quick Alert force, who turn up take photos and wave, the ‘bombers’ 1970’s vintage ‘Bear’ aircraft then turn away and go home…it’s a return of the Cold War games like sneaking close to submarines and then activating ‘Active Sonar’ . They are detected leaving Russian airspace, the time to worry is when they begin anti radar detection manoeuvres and active jamming…Eat your Christmas pud it’s not a problem…
They are trying so hard to be a superpower by flying their rust buckets from the 60’s near NATO.
I was an Air cadet in the 80s, this was a common occurrence then, and I’m sure ever since.
Slow news day?
This isn’t anything new Russia flies bombers close to nato frequently and the US also flies bombers close to Russia frequently
Said it time and time again – this is a “good” thing.
Been going on regularly since the 60s.Â
It’s when they stop you need to worry.
Putin really is a cunt. Playing with other people’s lives.Â
Putin is going to keep pushing and pushing and crossing every red line he is allowed to cross.
This normal, they have to try so hard to be relevant and not forgotten.
Shoot the cunts down the second they get a millimetre into our airspace and refuse to leave. Fucking pricks.
Putin is playing chicken using his paper tiger military.
But it’s Christmas 😔
They still got some left?
Slow news day? This is a regular thing. May aswell do a news report about the sky being a bit cloudy.Â
Vlad, stop flying your antiques. We’re more concerned about the planes breaking down mid-air (as I’m sure you are too).
Just shoot them down.Â
Bomber full of rusty bombs that will fail to detonate
Ffs, these ” X scrambled X” titles are starting to be irritating. I don’t want to defend these mother fuckers but these Russian bombers were following a route. That fly was planned, and Finland always escorted them and knew in advance about their fly route. It’s not an air incursion or something.
Shoot them down!
i wonder how much money NATO spends whenever russia provokes a response.
“Su-33 fighter jets escorted the long-range bombers during the flight, which, according to journalists, may have been a deliberate attempt to irritate the West near Santa Claus’ flight route from the North Pole.”
lmfao sometimes Russian plan-makers can be pretty funny
I wonder if all the Air Force’s of Europe scrambled their aircraft for a giant “battle of Britain” style dogfight against the Russian airforce what would be left in the air at the end of the day. A giant one and done, who would win. You have to factor in skill, discipline, aircraft capability, not just numbers of planes.
reddit falling for clickbait as per
Right on Christmas.
What an asshole.
Are they still using propeller powered bombers?
This is typical sabre rattling. They have insufficient resources to fight on one front, let alone two
Nato once again escalating tensions with peaceful russia. /s
Tally-ho. Someone needs to just drop one of these.
Wow a propeller bomber that lights up like a Christmas Tree on modern radar. Its a early 1950s design. If there was ever an actual threat this would be destroyed just over the Russian border. Even in the Ukraine war they really never get close to the front. They fire their glide bombs deep within Russian territory to avoid being shot down.
I’ve said this before, but Russian missions with long-distance bombers isn’t really anything new. They do this all the time over the Barents sea, and sometimes they do longer runs down towards UK.
When they get too close, QRA planes are sent out, and they fly together for some time.
Obviously this will be brought up more in media these days, because of all the tension – but it really isn’t anything to panic over.