Friday, August 16, 2019

Soviet Armoured Units Spotted Outside Eielson Air Force Base In Alaska During Military Exercises


Sputnik: Soviet Armoured Units Spotted in Alaska

The units were spotted outside Eielson Air Force Base near the US-Russian border.

A pair of Soviet-era armoured air defence systems and at least one US Air Force F-16 with a colour scheme designed to look like the ones used by the Russian air force have been spotted during a recent US Air Force drill in Alaska.

The Soviet mobile air defence units involved included a 9K35 Strela-10 (NATO reporting name SA-13 Gopher) surface-to-air-missile (SAM) system, along with a 9K33 Osa (SA-8 Gecko) SAM, with the systems designed “to replicate various threats” to US aircraft and meant to ensure “a realistic training experience,” according to Defence Blog.

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Update: Russian surface-to-air missile systems took part in recent U.S. Air Force exercise (Defence Blog)

WNU Editor:
The one US Air Force F-16 with a colour scheme designed to look like the ones used by the Russian air force looks cool (see below).

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