Old Cold War Heating Up: Russian Planes Fly Over U.S. Naval Ships
UPI:
WASHINGTON — Two Russian planes flew within 500 feet of U.S. Navy ships participating in military drills with South Korea, military officials said.
After trying unsuccessfully to contact the pilots, U.S. fighter jets met up with the Russian planes and flew with them until they left the area, CNN reported.
One incident occurred Monday, when Russian Ilyushin IL-38 maritime patrol aircraft flew over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis while it was in international waters in the Sea of Japan. The Russian aircraft flew within 500 feet of the carrier, which was lower than other Russian flyovers in the past year, military officials said.
On Tuesday, two Russian long-range bombers overflew the Stennis and the USS Blue Ridge several times at about 2,000 feet, U.S. military officials told CNN.
Military officials said U.S. aircraft tried contacting the Russian planes on international air frequency radio channels on both days but the Russian pilots didn’t respond.
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some poker games are on
Yeah and this “friendly” poker game could turn into a deadly chess match at any time.
With N Korea launching missiles, Iran ready to produce nukes and Russia taunting our Navy. Look out, someone is liable to call a bluff and then it’s on.
But Obozo says Russia is our friend! They don’t want to go to war with such a peaceful president in charge of the USA!
Time to start tossing nukes.
I think the only thing obambi can toss is a basketball, or maybe his cookies when things get heated with our so called “friends”.
i hear our president loves to toss salad
Goddamn. Here we go again. Put your seatbelts on.
The Russian Bear–looking for any sign of weakness…like an idiot as POTUS
That IL-38 would drop out the sky quick enough…let’s seem the float the Kuznetzov out to the fleet or the Tblisi (or whatever it’s called now) and launch their version of “carrier aviators” our way…….
Subs–well, that’s a different story.
This “No Sack” President we have is getting tested quickly. The Russians and every other nation know he is spineless and are going to see how far they can push him. My statement is in no way a reflection on our awesome military.
NMP
It is like the old days of the cold war. I remember in 1975 somewhere off of Norway when we would get 3 Tu-95/142 visits a day. We also had a Kresta cruiser, Kashin destroyer and the inevitable trawler with a huge radome. This was onboard Independence CV62.
In the Indian Ocean/Arabian Sea during the hostage crisis we got the Il-38 May’s out of Somalia on a regular basis. Those russkies must have been busy with two Carrier Battle Groups in theatre.
It’s nothing new, well except to the obambozo. He will probably do a jimmy carter and tuck his tail and run.
But the liberals tell us we are the mean old bullies
as we scale down China and Russia are beefing up??
This asshat is Jimmy Carter on steroids, as long as he ushers in another Ronald Reagan. I hope and pray but the way they are making steps to power grap a dictatorship, I am concerned.
God Bless America!!
Change! (And Hope).