CALIFORNIA [breaking] <—— *ENEMY* RUSSIAN NUKE BOMBERS

http://www.stripes.com/news/norad-russian-bombers-flew-within-50-miles-of-california-1.288694

ByJon Harper
Stars and Stripes

Published: June 12, 2014


Pentagon: Russian fighter buzzed US spy plane in April

In a Cold War-style confrontation, a Russian fighter got too close for
comfort to a U.S. electronic reconnaissance plane in late April, prompting
complaints to Russian officials from top U.S. military officials.


Pentagon: Russian fighter flies provocatively close to USS Donald Cook

As tensions between the West and Russia simmer, a Russian attack plane
engaged in “provocative” acts Saturday towards the destroyer USS Donald Cook
in international waters, the Pentagon announced Monday.


WASHINGTON — Russian bombers flew close to Alaska and California this week,
prompting the U.S. Air Force to scramble fighter aircraft, according to
North American Aerospace Defense Command.

The first encounter occurred at about 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, when
four Russian Tu-95 Bear-H long-range bombers and a Il-76 refueling tanker
entered the outer portion of the North American air defense identification
zone near Alaska.

In response, two American F-22 fighter jets based in Alaska were scrambled.
The U.S. aircraft visually identified the Russian aircraft and shadowed them
until they left the ADIZ, said Canadian Army Capt. Jennifer Stadnyk, a NORAD
spokeswoman. NORAD, based in Colorado, is a joint military command staffed
by U.S. and Canadian personnel. NORAD is charged with defending North
American airspace.

After the F-22s began shadowing the bombers, two of the Tu-95s headed west
and left the ADIZ. The other two left the zone heading south, but later
re-entered the ADIZ near northern California around 9:30 p.m. Pacific Time.
At one point, the Russian bombers were only 50 miles off the California
coast, according to Stadnyk. Two F-15s based in Oregon were launched, and
the jets followed the bombers until they left the ADIZ, Stadnyk said.

“The [Russian] aircraft remained in international airspace at all times,
behaved professionally, and undertook no dangerous military activities,”
according to Stadnyk. “At no time did any of the bombers ever enter
sovereign [U.S.] airspace.”

An ADIZ is a zone where foreign aircraft are required to identify themselves
to the nation whose airspace they are approaching. The North American ADIZ
extends 200 miles off the region’s coastline. Sovereign airspace only
extends 12 miles beyond the coast. Under international law, foreign military
aircraft are not allowed to enter another nation’s sovereign airspace
without permission, but they are allowed to transit an ADIZ.

“There’s no [legal] reason why they couldn’t be there. But … when they enter
our ADIZ, that’s our air defense identification zone, so we go up and check
out to see what they’re doing and who they are and what their intent is,”
Stadnyk explained.

The Russian bombers deployed from the country’s Far East region.

“We believe that it was a training exercise,” Stadnyk said. “It’s not
unusual for them to be more active at this time of the year as part of their
training cycle. But … often [when] they do their training, they might not
get that close.”

The last time Russian aircraft flew that close to California’s coast was
July 2012, according to Stadnyk.

The Tu-95s are capable of carrying nuclear weapons. Stadnyk did not known if
the Russian bombers were armed. She said for this type of aircraft, the
ordnance on it wouldn’t necessarily be clearly visible.

She said there was “standard communications” between the Russian and
American pilots during the encounters, but would not provide additional
details.

A few weeks ago, a U.S. electronic reconnaissance plane was intercepted by a
Russian fighter, prompting complaints to Russian officials from top U.S.
military officials.

On April 23, a U.S. Air Force RC-135U was flying in international airspace
on a “routine mission” over the sea of Okhotsk when it was intercepted by a
single Russian Su-27 Flanker, Pentagon spokesman Col. Steve Warren told
reporters.

“The Su-27 approached the RC-135 across the nose of the U.S. aircraft within
approximately 100 feet,” Warren said.

There was no radio communication between the two aircraft, but the Russian
jet rolled to expose its armaments to the crew of the U.S. jet, according to
Warren. The RC-135U’s pilots did not need to engage in evasive maneuvers,
Warren said.

These recent aerial encounters came in the wake of Russia’s annexation of
Ukraine’s Crimea region and large military buildup near Ukraine’s borders,
which raised tensions between the former Cold War rivals.

harper.jon@stripes.com




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