Russian Bombers Resume Cold War Sorties

[DocT]

Like the title says....


Looks like some of us might be able to get some updated photos for the self pics thread.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070809/ts_nm/russia_military_flights_dc

 

[Gatordev]

Hmm... " Russian bomber jets resume Cold War sorties" and yet they talk about and show a picture of Bears. Someone better let NATO know that their brevity ID codes are wrong.

 

[m3urthy]

Wouldn't mind seeing some of those Tu-170s....if they could only afford to fuel them all the way to Guam.

 

[VetteMuscle427]

Wouldn't mind seeing some of those Tu-170s....if they could only afford to fuel them all the way to Guam.

You mean the TU-160 Blackjacks? They can hold plenty fuel to get to Guam... and they have the money to do it. They are getting significantly more funding now.

 

[m3urthy]

You mean the TU-160 Blackjacks? They can hold plenty fuel to get to Guam... and they have the money to do it. They are getting significantly more funding now.

Correct. The 170 is a variation of the 160 meant to compy with whatever # SALT treaty it was.


My mistake.:icon_tong