30.09.2009.
Američki lovci su presreli ruske bombardere Tu-95 koji su bili na redovnoj misiji patroliranja iznad Pacifika, i pratili ih tokom njihove misije, baš kao u vreme hladnog rata. Obzirom da su ruski bombarderi obnovili ovakve misije još od avgusta 2007. godine, i amerikanci i njihovi NATO saveznici su obnovili misije presretanja ovih patrola i praćenja, tako da ova vest u tom smislu i nije tako neobična. Ono što jesete kuriozitet, to je činjenica da su amerikanci za ovaj zadatak upotrebili najnovije lovce pete generacije, F-22. Ovo je istovremeno i jedinstvena prilika za ruse da pokušaju da detektuju američke avione svojim radarima i da vide koliko blizu moraju da im priđu da bi ih uspešno detektovali. Međutim, ovo nije prvi put da su F-22 pratili ruske bombardere. Tokom prošle godine ruski bombarderi su više puta presretani od strane F-22 u blizini Aljaske. Ispod je i fotografija koja podseća na one iz dana hladnog rata kada su se ruski bombarderi i NATO lovci igrali mačke i miša. Ruski učesnik ove današnje "igre" je i dalje isti, Tu-95, dok su se amerikanci modernizovali.
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U.S. 5th-generation fighters shadow Russian bombers on patrol mission
30/09/200914:44
MOSCOW, September 30 (RIA Novosti) -- Two Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers that carried out a routine patrol flight over the Pacific Ocean were shadowed by U.S. fifth-generation fighters, an Air Force spokesman said on Wednesday.
Lt. Col. Vladimir Drik said the bombers had spent over 15 hours in flight on Tuesday and were shadowed by two U.S. F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft that use stealth technology.
The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is the only fifth-generation fighter aircraft in the world, as well as the most expensive fighter aircraft ever built.
Russian strategic bombers resumed patrol flights over the Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic oceans in August 2007, following an order from then-president Vladimir Putin, and are usually shadowed by less sophisticated NATO aircraft.
All flights by Russian aircraft are performed in strict compliance with international law on the use of airspace over neutral waters, without intruding in the airspace of other states, Drik said.
Izvor: RIA Novosti
