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Nato escort for Russian jets at Alaska
Nato forces sent jets to escort two Russian long-range air force bombers patrolling neutral skies near Alaska yesterday, Russian news agencies quoted the defence ministry as saying.
- Reuters
- Published: 00:17 March 27, 2008
Moscow: Nato forces sent jets to escort two Russian long-range air force bombers patrolling neutral skies near Alaska yesterday, Russian news agencies quoted the defence ministry as saying.
Russia's military has resumed its Cold War practice of flying regular patrols far beyond its borders, and in the last year has also sent turbo-prop Tu-95s over US naval aircraft carriers and the Pacific island of Guam.
Accompanied by two Il-78 refuelling tankers, the two Tu-95 "Bear" bombers flew for 15 hours over the Arctic and Pacific oceans, Interfax news agency quoted Russian Air Force spokesman Alexander Drobyshevsky as saying.
The Tu-95 is Russia's equivalent of the US's B-52.
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