RAF scrambles jets after Russian bombers spotted near Cornwall coast

[Perspicuo]

RAF scrambles jets after Russian bombers spotted near Cornwall coast
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...bombers-spotted-near-cornwall-coast?CMP=fb_gu

MF has no interest in Cornwall. It's just that the MF doesn't want ceasefires in Ukraine. MF is cornered and his only option is face off.

How tiresome.

 

[Togo]

The British foreign secretary arranged for Russian bombers to fly around the Bay of Bicay?

 

[ksen]

Doesn't this happen quite often?

 

[Togo]

According to the article:

Flights close to other Nato members’ air space have also become more frequent as tensions have increased between Moscow and the west. Nato said it flew 400 intercepts last year, four times more than in 2013.

So, yes, apparently it does, but it seems to be happening more often.

I guess what I don't understand is why this news article is being cited? Is it just an opportunity to take a swipe at Fallon, someone most people on these boards have never heard of? Is there a point here?

 

[Sarpedon]

It would be funny if we had some really old fighters to intercept the really old Bear bombers with.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

It would be funny if we had some really old fighters to intercept the really old Bear bombers with.

The fuckers at Kitty Hawk won't let the Air Force send up the Wright Brothers plane.

 

[Nice Squirrel]

Doesn't this happen quite often?

I thought it was quite often.