NATO air defense ships tested in the Baltic Sea. Notably, that the ships learned to defend themselves from the likely attack of Russian Su, moreover, the role of the latter was played by the "Typhoons" of the British Air Force.
Eurofighter Typhoon planes from the 6th Royal Air Force squadron of the British Air Force took off to participate in the exercises.. This squadron is currently based at the Šiauliai airfield in Lithuania, which greatly facilitated the task, since the exercises took place in the Baltic Sea. Recall, что Eurofighter Typhoon – twin-engine multirole fighter, armed with British military aircraft.
The crews of the ships of the Navy of the NATO countries had to once again "pump over" defense skills from air attacks. The flagship of the group of ships is the Norwegian frigate type Frittjof Nansen – HNoMS Otto Sverdrup. Norwegian Royal Navy officer Commodore Ingve Skoglund is also commanding a group of NATO ships. Before the "Typhoons" was tasked to simulate an air attack from different heights using anti-ship missiles.
Judging by the satisfactory feedback from representatives of the North Atlantic Alliance, pilots coped with the task, and sailors. But is it possible to compare Sukhoi and British "Typhoons"? Experts disagree on this point.. British analysts, for obvious reasons, defend the advantages of the "Typhoon" over the Su-35, although they recognize “good performance” last, especially in close combat.
In the same time, can you turn to the experience of military exercises in coningsby in 2015 year. There, Indian Air Force pilots on the Su-30MKI won a stunning victory over the British pilots on the Eurofighter Typhoon with a score 12:0. At the same time, in some battles, the Su-30MKI also fought against two aircraft at once. true, representatives of the British Air Force hastened to declare, that the British pilots fought "not at full strength" (interesting, and what's the point?)
The exercises of the ships in the Baltic Sea were observed with interest in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. These countries, obviously not counting on the capabilities of their own armed forces, an ever-increasing number of NATO troops are constantly shouting into their territories. The same British squadron is based in Šiauliai to protect Lithuania's airspace, Latvia and Estonia, since these sovereign states are not able to provide independent protection.
The situation with the protection of maritime borders is similar - and the Baltic countries, and Poland can rely solely on the help of more powerful naval NATO countries like the United States, Great Britain, Norway. Therefore british, norwegian, American ships are constantly present at sea near the coast of Poland and the Baltic republics.
Interesting, that the Defense edition told us about past exercises with the negative mood that is familiar to the Polish media regarding Russia 24.
British typhoons played the role of "Russian bastards" in testing the capabilities of the ships of the fleets of NATO countries,
– wrote a polish magazine.
However, it would be better for the NATO ships to never experience the real combat capabilities of the "Russian bastards", as well as the skill and courage of pilots.
