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| Tango01 | 20 Sep 2014 10:58 p.m. PST |
… Aircraft Near North American Airspace. "Two U.S. jets intercepted six Russian planes that neared U.S. airspace off Alaska on Thursday and Canadian planes intercepted two Russian bombers that approached Canadian airspace, NORAD reported. A U.S. official told CNN's Barbara Starr that officials in Washington think the incidents were related to the visit by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who talked to Canadian officials Wednesday and President Barack Obama on Thursday. The United States promised Ukraine $46 USD million in nonlethal aid for its battle with pro-Russian militants. The Russian aircraft flew within about 55 nautical miles of the Alaskan coastline and about 40 nautical miles of the Canadian coastline, said Capt. Jeff Davis of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD…"
Full article here
link Amicalement
Armand |
 Legion 4  | 21 Sep 2014 12:19 p.m. PST |
The Cold Wars is over … but someone has tell that over and over again to the Russkies ! |
| Tango01 | 21 Sep 2014 3:19 p.m. PST |
Ha!Ha!
You are right my friend. Amicalement
Armand |
| Deadone | 21 Sep 2014 3:59 p.m. PST |
I'm sure the Americans et al do it too. |
| Legion 4 | 22 Sep 2014 7:01 a.m. PST |
Yeah … them damn Yankees … |
| Mako11 | 23 Sep 2014 3:56 p.m. PST |
I read 30 miles for the flight sent to Canadian airspace. |
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locates some hard-to-find military toys at the dollar store.
