BlackZodiac
September 9th, 2007, 11:13 PM
"HALIFAX -- Canadian fighter jets have scrambled as recently as this month to intercept Russian bombers flying over the Arctic, says the new commander of this country's air force.
CF-18 Hornets met the Tupolev-95 Bear bombers outside Canadian airspace, Lt.-Gen. Angus Watt told the Halifax Chronicle Herald's editorial board Friday.
"It's not exactly a new challenge; it's an old challenge that has returned," he said.
The recent encounter took place near Inuvik, N.W.T., inside what the military dubs its air defence identification zone."
http://ottawasun.com/News/National/2007/09/09/4480997-sun.html
Cold war tactic games at it's best.
CF-18 Hornets met the Tupolev-95 Bear bombers outside Canadian airspace, Lt.-Gen. Angus Watt told the Halifax Chronicle Herald's editorial board Friday.
"It's not exactly a new challenge; it's an old challenge that has returned," he said.
The recent encounter took place near Inuvik, N.W.T., inside what the military dubs its air defence identification zone."
http://ottawasun.com/News/National/2007/09/09/4480997-sun.html
Cold war tactic games at it's best.