15jan2018: Tu-160s kept Belgian F-16s, RAF Typhoons busy....

[Stratofreighter]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art ... mbers.html
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https://www.hln.be/nieuws/binnenland/be ... s~a8307d3f
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https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/ ... -nederland

[Wildpicture]

Exciting for the pilots. Always funny to read how each air force indicates that they scrambled to intercept the approaching bombers. When in fact they "just" took over the escort from fighters from another country.

[Stratofreighter]

...and now the "Belgian part" also in English:
http://www.aviation24.be/military-aircr ... k-bombers/

[Arjenp]

Exciting for the pilots. Always funny to read how each air force indicates that they scrambled to intercept the approaching bombers. When in fact they "just" took over the escort from fighters from another country.

Technically it's still an alpha scramble and they go for the intercept since they are directly guided to (predicted) position of the target group. It's just that the intercept is much easier for the CRC's because the position is known.

[Wildpicture]

Technically it's still an alpha scramble and they go for the intercept since they are directly guided to (predicted) position of the target group. It's just that the intercept is much easier for the CRC's because the position is known.

I know. But it is of course much more exciting if you are scrambled to a position, not knowing what exactly to expect there.

[hammarö]

https://twitter.com/MIL_Radar

[luchtzak]

...and now the "Belgian part" also in English:
http://www.aviation24.be/military-aircr ... k-bombers/

And now a little movie has been added to the article