DefenceTalkUS F-16 warplanes intercepted two Russian bombers in international airspace near the state of Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said Tuesday. The Tu-95 bombers were intercepted the previous day after “entering and operating within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone,” NORAD said in a statement. The Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) is […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-bombers-near-alaska-79530/

DefenceTalkRussia’s Defense Ministry has sent two nuclear-capable strategic bombers to Venezuela, in an unusual display of Russian military force in South America. The ministry said in a statement that the two Tu-160 bombers had arrived at an airport outside of Caracas on December 10. The statement did not say if they were carrying weapons. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/two-russian-long-range-bombers-arrive-in-venezuela-71981/

DefenceTalkThe Pentagon has protested after US fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers west of Alaska, in the latest incident of its kind. F-22 Raptor fighters from NORAD intercepted and visually identified the long-range Tupolev Tu-95 “Bear” bombers overnight Tuesday, said the joint US-Canadian command, charged with aerospace warning and control for North America. The four-engine […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-protests-after-intercept-of-russian-bombers-71856/

DefenceTalkRussian warplanes last week flew a series of missions near Alaska, prompting the North American air defence agency to scramble US and Canadian jets, officials said today. The North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) and the Pentagon said Tu-95 Bear bombers were spotted in international air space on three occasions – twice near the Aleutian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-flies-multiple-bomber-missions-near-alaska-pentagon-69804/

DefenceTalkA pair of Russian nuclear-capable bombers flew near Alaska, coming as close as 100 miles from Kodiak Island — the first time since President Trump took office that Moscow has sent bombers so close to the United States. U.S. officials said on April 18 that the two Russian Tu-95 Bear bombers flew roughly 280 miles […]https://www.defencetalk.com/u-s-jets-intercept-two-russian-bombers-flying-near-alaskan-coast-69773/

DefenceTalkThe serial production of the upgraded Tupolev Tu-160M2 (NATO reporting name: Blackjack) strategic bomber will begin in 2020, a source in Russia’s defense and industrial sector told TASS. There are plans to produce two or three Tu-160M2 planes annually, the source added. “Work to manufacture the plane has begun. Under the contract signed between the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-to-launch-serial-production-of-upgraded-tu-160m2-strategic-bomber-69726/

DefenceTalkThe upgrade of the Tu-160 (NATO reporting name: Blackjack) strategic bomber fleet to Tu-160M2 standard is ahead of schedule, expert Vladimir Tuchkov writes in an article on the Svobodnaya Pressa news portal. Russian Aerospace Force Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Victor Bondarev has said the maiden flight of the Tu-160M2 is slated for 2018. He mentioned a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-tu-160m2-strategic-bomber-being-upgraded-ahead-of-schedule-68250/

DefenceTalkBritain scrambled fighter jets from an airbase in Scotland to intercept two Russian bombers approaching UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence said Thursday. The Russian planes flew from the direction of Norway and passed to the west of Britain’s Shetland Islands, northeast of the mainland. A Royal Air Force spokeswoman said: “Quick reaction alert Typhoon […]https://www.defencetalk.com/britain-sends-jets-to-intercept-russian-bombers-68205/

DefenceTalkRussia’s long-range Tu-22M3 bombers delivered their first airstrikes on terrorist targets in Syria operating from an Iranian airbase. Moscow and Tehran cooperation in Syria is “strategic,” confirmed the head of Iran’s National Security Council. The long range bombers with full bomb payload took off from Hamadan Airfield to attack Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-tu_22m3-bombers-strike-isis-operate-from-iran-base-68005/

DefenceTalkThe Moroccan Armed Services may receive the export version of the Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO reporting name: Fullback) tactical bomber and Amur-1650 diesel-electric submarine, according to the Izvestia daily citing a source in Russia’s shipbuilding industry. According to experts, Morocco has good reasons for acquiring Russian combat gear, but the export of Amur-1650 submarines is unlikely […]https://www.defencetalk.com/morocco-in-talks-on-su-34-bomber-amur-1650-diesel-electric-submarine-67980/