ARmy Rumour SErvice

**Buzz** · 15-04-2012, 06:46

Originally Posted by Squip

Funnily enough its not BS, they check our response time frequently. They even had bombers capable of going around 1500mph and carrying 12 nukes well into the outer Hebrides.

RAF jets intercept Russian bombers flying in British airspace | Mail Online

And the old Bear bomber two years before that.

British jets scramble to track Russian bombers - Telegraph

Those pesky Russians are interested in Arctic oil and gas, that also includes watching and testing the defences of the airspace of NATO countries who can watch what they are up to north of Norway, they have also made a big show of retraining the reliable infantry forces that they have in an arctic warfare role.

**Squip** · 15-04-2012, 13:15

Originally Posted by Buzz

Those pesky Russians are interested in Arctic oil and gas, that also includes watching and testing the defences of the airspace of NATO countries who can watch what they are up to north of Norway, they have also made a big show of retraining the reliable infantry forces that they have in an arctic warfare role.

They've been trying it on with canada aswell: Canadian Jet Intercepts Russian Bomber - YouTube

It cant be a serious probe though, why send the bear to do it if it was? Eitherway yes to a past poster, the RAF is currently playing with Russians.

**Roadster280** · 19-04-2012, 14:04

Originally Posted by ark-angel

... Both sides happy with the result and the RAF can even claim that they held off shooting it down just to avoid the debris falling onto a school full of special needs/ minority religion school or a conservation area.

I think you meant Bradford.