A Russian Su-24 fighter jet buzzes the USS Donald Cook, a guided-missile destroyer, on April 12 in the Baltic Sea. (Photo: U.S. Navy/Sipa USA/Newscom)
In From The Cold: Grounded
Our friends in Western Europe can sleep well; NATO's air forces are on guard, and ready to defend the alliance against potential airliner threats.
For the second time in less than a week, NATO fighters scrambled to intercept a commercial jetliner that lost radio contact in European skies. In the latest incident (which occurred yesterday), a pair of RAF Typhoons escorted an Air France jet traveling from Paris to Newcastle after it developed a radio problem. The British jets triggered at least two sonic booms across northern England as they rushed to intercept the commercial flight.
Last week, passengers on a British Airways jet over Hungary were surprised when a pair of JAS-39 Gripen fighters appeared alongside their aircraft. The Gripens, which serve as front-line interceptors for the Hungarian Air Force, were dispatched after controllers lost contact with the Boeing 777, enroute from Dubai to Heathrow Airport in London. Both airliners landed safely, and aside from a few nervous passengers, no further problems were reported.
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WNU Editor: In From The Cold is right .... no one in the press has asked NATO or the Pentagon on what are the rules of engagement when it comes to Russian war-planes buzzing U.S. or NATO planes or ships. But if recent incidents are any indication .... I have to conclude that there are none. This is probably what Donald Trump meant when he said this .... Donald Trump: Russian Planes Should Be Shot Down ‘At Certain Point’.
Hat Tip to James for this "In Form The Cold" link.
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