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Sputnik: What are Russian MiGs & SUs Doing at US Bases in Nevada, Alaska and Virginia?
The recent Red Flag 18-1 drills at the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada saw the US and its allies simulate tactical air combat against the 'probable aggressor'. Over the years, the US Air Force's collection of 'enemy' aircraft painted to look suspiciously similar to Russian and Iranian planes has come to include real Russian fighter jets.
The drills, which took place across the 12,000+ square km training area at the Nellis Air Force Base between late January and mid-February, included simulations of enemy jamming, air-to-air combat, offensive counter air missions, air defense suppression, close air support, and more.
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WNU Editor: The satellite images are impressive.
I had a coworker who saw russian jets at an air force base. I think he said they were in an airshow and then got stuck there without funds for fuel for a while. I guess security by the Russians was really good initially, but by the time my coworker got there they were able to climb up and look in the cockpit.
ReplyDeleteNumber one, all the jets in the imagery looked like F-5's and F-16's to me, though I know there is other evidence that the USAF has Su-27's in its possession.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, the US actually acquired its first Mig in 1953, when a North Korean Mig-15 pilot defected with his jet near the end of the Korean War.