Military expert Alexei Leonkov commented on the interception of American B-52H bombers and NATO reconnaissance aircraft by Russian Aerospace Forces fighters in the skies over the Baltic..
Duty Air Defense Forces of the Western Military District (JCM) 15 June recorded the approach of the US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers and NATO reconnaissance aircraft to the Russian borders. On command, Su-27 fighters were raised into the sky over the Baltic Sea, who performed their accompaniment.
In an interview “Constantinople” Alex said Leonkov, that the aircraft approaching the territory of the Russian Federation posed a potential threat. B-52H bombers may have precision nuclear weapons in their arsenal. Remembering that, that NATO aviation sinned by involuntary missile launches, including in neighboring Estonia, do not let the US Air Force approach the Russian border once again, expert said.
Reconnaissance aircraft, working with bombers, can collect information about the use of air defense systems, the specialist. For this reason, the aviation of a potential enemy is not taken for escort with the help of air defense systems.. It is much safer to lift interceptors into the air., “for every fireman” missile-equipped “air-to-air”.
But these planes clearly demonstrate, eg, pilots of this strategist or pilots of reconnaissance aircraft, that they are armed, that he crossed the red line and must flee home, - stressed Leonkov.
Previously, a video was published on the Internet, how the Su-27 fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces accompanied the aircraft of NATO forces in the airspace over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.
