Every American B-52 strategic bomber can carry and launch twenty cruise missiles with nuclear warheads – such planes have been seen solely 480 km from St. Petersburg in Russia, studies dialog.ua.
Based on info from the Finnish Protection Forces, two American bombers B-52 “Stratofortress” entered the airspace of the nation, which borders immediately with Russia, on Sunday. Three American refueling planes entered Finnish airspace – two KC-135s and one KC-46.
B-52 bombers are able to a variety of missions – within the occasion of a strategic strike, the B-52 is able to launching twenty cruise missiles with nuclear warheads. Based on a press launch from the Finnish Protection Forces, Sunday’s flight in Finnish airspace was associated to a coaching operation.
Based on info offered by the Finnish Protection Forces, the planes have been heading south from Norway over Lapland. Based on the flight service “Flightradar”, the airplane was refueled in Finland from Poland. Based on Flightradar, the KC-135 refueling planes have been often flying the identical route and shut to one another and left a Finnish airfield close to town of Pori.
Finnish Protection Minister Antti Hakkanen talked about the flights on the social community “X” – in line with Hakkanen, it is a regular operation carried out on the territory of a NATO member state, and it additionally about exhibiting restraint and safety. Hakkanen additionally emphasised that the US is a vital good friend of Finland.
In the meantime, the Russian Ministry of Protection introduced earlier that it had dispatched fighter jets to repel two US B-52 strategic bombers that have been about to fly over Russia over the Barents Sea – the American planes reportedly modified course after they noticed the approaching Russian fighters. It ought to be famous that American planes haven’t attacked Russian airspace.
2024-07-22 10:52:04
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