A British reconnaissance aircraft is operating over the Black Sea today under the protection of fighter jets

27 2024 June 57 511 28

For the first time in a long time, a NATO reconnaissance aircraft flew over the Black Sea, accompanied by fighter jets. Today, the British RC-135W Rivet Joint was accompanied by at least two Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft.

As can be seen from the flight path on the Flightradar service, the RC-135W was circling over the southern part of the Black Sea. Previously, reconnaissance UAVs MQ-4 Global Hawk or MQ-9 Reaper most often operated in this area. To ensure safety, the reconnaissance aircraft provides escort for Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon fighters.

A British reconnaissance aircraft is operating over the Black Sea today under the protection of fighter jets

Let us recall that on June 24, a number of military officers reported a certain incidentrelated to the impact of a Russian aircraft on an MQ-4 Global Hawk reconnaissance drone. In particular, a former pilot and author of the Fighterbomber telegram channel reported that a MiG-31 high-altitude interceptor of the Russian Aerospace Forces passed close to an American drone at a speed of Mach 2,3, causing serious turbulence.

There was no official confirmation from the Russian Ministry of Defense or the Pentagon, but on June 25, at the initiative of Washington, a telephone conversation took place between the heads of the US and Russian defense departments. The Russian Ministry of Defense did not disclose the topic of the conversation. In addition, monitoring resources have not recorded the presence of reconnaissance UAVs over the Black Sea for the fourth day.

However, precedents for escorting NATO reconnaissance aircraft have been recorded before. In particular, in September 2022, a Royal Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint operated in fighter escort following an incident involving a missile launched from a Su-27 aircraft towards a British aircraft.

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sannyhome

+14

27 June 2024 19: 45

So, after all, there was something wrong with the American drone that it was replaced by an English aircraft guarded by fighters...
Is it possible that something will happen to them?)
1. In passing
  
  +5
  
  27 June 2024 21: 00
  
  You can wash it with kerosene. Eh, I wish I could fire a flare there after that kerosene. Nothing...
2. Vladimir1155
  
  0
  
  28 June 2024 12: 38
  
  I agree, we shot down the spy and well done, Americans They are keeping quiet because then it will turn out that they were the ones who were targeting peaceful Sevastopol.... They killed children on the beach... Escorting a slow-moving reconnaissance aircraft with fighters is ineffective, especially with just two, dozens of fighters are needed there, which means that the British reconnaissance aircraft could be accidentally hit by our missile that has deviated from its course..... Moreover, fighters do not protect against missiles, it is necessary to officially warn the British that the Russian Federation, in connection with its own operations, does not guarantee the safety of aircraft over the Black Sea and to shoot down a reconnaissance aircraft, this is only very formally British territory, in fact, the aircraft is far from England, and aircraft generally fall for various reasons, the indignant cries of the British are "the dog barks and the wind carries", for the sake of several pilots they will not want to receive strikes from Russian nuclear weapons, they will shout and disperse. especially since the missile "accidentally" deflected, the brave Russian pilot who "accidentally" launched the missile should be given a "reprimand" with two further ranks, a nomination for an award, and a promotion.
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Vladimir Tuzakov

+8

27 June 2024 20: 28

State Duma deputy S. Mironov proposed to declare a sufficient no-fly zone around Crimea and the territory of the Russian Federation as unsafe in connection with military actions. The right proposal, but it is not clear who will implement it, because such a decision should have been made long ago. (Perhaps the Black Sea Navy did not suffer so much).
lord-palladore-11045

+2

27 June 2024 20: 34

Why didn’t they shoot this arrogant Saxon with a buckshot doublet? - and let him be on one wing...
Disinfo

0

27 June 2024 21: 43

Time to intercept them and see who wants to play chicken.
vlad127490

0

27 June 2024 22: 48

Why don’t they write about the RC-135W being escorted by Russian fighters? The RC-135W was in international airspace.
1. Vladimir Tuzakov
  
  +3
  
  28 June 2024 00: 27
  
  "in international airspace" any collision is possible when there is no air traffic control support. Why can't our heavy UAVs accidentally collide with a reconnaissance aircraft due to the unprofessional actions of the pilots of this reconnaissance aircraft? And there is no need to pour kerosene, they collided by accident - so develop tactics for such accidents. In extreme cases, even a "tired" Su-30 is not to be spared on a large reconnaissance aircraft (to touch the tail or wing, the pilot to eject, of course, jewelry work). Conclusion: look for methods to discourage foreign aerial reconnaissance aircraft from working for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
  1. vlad127490
    
    +4
    
    28 June 2024 00: 59
    
    UAVs are not the territory of the state, since there is no person on the aircraft, it is only property. When shot down, there will only be Odessa noise, since there will be no attack on the state. You can shoot it down, but you can’t take it for yourself.
  2. lord-palladore-11045
    
    +1
    
    28 June 2024 05: 27
    
    You mean an “accidental” ram - the Su-30 may be tired, but it costs money and the pilot will be asked for it - the matter is too delicate, slippery.
  3. horseradish
    
    +1
    
    28 June 2024 08: 15
    
    A UAV cannot keep up with an airplane. Only the Tu-141 Swift has a speed of more than 1000 km, while the rest have a maximum of 400 km.
  4. bug120560
    
    +8
    
    28 June 2024 10: 47
    
    Vladimir, there can be only one successful method. And it lies in the destruction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the complete liquidation of the one in whose interests the intelligence activity is being conducted, that is, the Kyiv regime. But for this we must fight, and not engage in dashing attacks of infantry units, numbering as many as a whole company of fortified areas of the "forester's hut" type, and frontal assaults on populated areas. In the victorious 45, our tank armies simply bypassed such obstacles and, having begun to advance in January, by the first days of April they reached the suburbs of Berlin.
  5. Kentttt
    
    -1
    
    29 June 2024 18: 08
    
    Do you play during the lightning hours in a pioneer camp?
zuuukoo

+3

28 June 2024 00: 44

At least an escorted aircraft is more expensive and hemorrhoids than drones.
At least some, but the result.
And they will probably be raised less often than globalhawks.
Misha Prokhorenko

+3

28 June 2024 03: 24

This shouldn’t change anything. They have nothing to do here. Kick them out like lousy mongrels.
Kapany3

+2

28 June 2024 08: 11

Quote from: lord-pallador-11045
You mean an “accidental” ram - the Su-30 may be tired, but it costs money and the pilot will be asked for it - the matter is too delicate, slippery.

And there’s nothing to say about the pilot himself - let him fall/die. It’s not your children who will be left without a father... Clever guys
1. Kentttt
  
  0
  
  29 June 2024 18: 09
  
  Naturally, in the middle of the Black Sea, who will save him?
Foe Pshekov

+6

28 June 2024 08: 31

Destroy. As long as we show weakness, they are confident that they will do whatever they want.
There is no other way. Only when they suffer losses will they realize that the war for them will end with the total destruction of the British Isles and all these pigs. Then they will think with their stubborn heads
Dingo

+4

28 June 2024 08: 36

There was no official confirmation from the Russian Ministry of Defense or the Pentagon, but on June 25, at the initiative of Washington, a telephone conversation took place between the heads of the US and Russian defense departments. The Russian Ministry of Defense did not disclose the topic of the conversation. In addition, monitoring resources have not recorded the presence of reconnaissance UAVs over the Black Sea for the fourth day.

PC-135... Such a plane was circling nearby - when our guys "shot down" a South Korean Boeing in the Far East several years ago. Moreover, a "passenger" one, as their press screamed. But no matter how hard they raked with trawls - nothing... Lots of stuff, no corpses. The Boeing deviated from its course, went out of its "corridor" for hundreds of kilometers, flew over our naval bases, did not respond to warnings... Received...
Isn’t this what the “partners” were reminded of? Especially after the strike on the beach of Sevastopol.
1. vlad127490
  
  +4
  
  28 June 2024 12: 27
  
  Then there was the Soviet Union, there was socialism, there was a great country. Now the splinter, capitalism, oligarchs and hucksters rule the roost. What to compare? And what to expect from hucksters?
  1. Dingo
    
    +4
    
    28 June 2024 13: 45
    
    And what to expect from hucksters?
    
    Perhaps, Vlad, you are right...Judging by the latest (and not only recent) events.
    With one clarification. This "splinter" is more reminiscent of feudalism - "suzerain" - "vassals", "manual control", "negative selection"... Moreover, based not on personal qualities (experience, knowledge, competence, or simply professionalism), but on personal loyalty. Capitalism does not tolerate and does not allow this - under it, they will not "transfer" from one chair to another a "clumsy" who has ruined the business. I am familiar with such an organization of business firsthand - I worked with "firmachi" ...
    1. vlad127490
      
      +3
      
      28 June 2024 14: 30
      
      Now some people use this term, capitalist feudalism, it looks like a dictatorship under a capitalist system. Experts say that the market disappeared in 1900, and with it capitalism, now a new form of imperialism. Horseradish is not sweeter than radish.
      1. Dingo
        
        +1
        
        28 June 2024 15: 05
        
        Experts say
        
        I am not an expert on these terms, I am saying what I saw, know, took part in...
        Listen. They are commissioning a program-controlled machine... A whole delegation came up the aisle - our high-ranking officials, "firmachi" (managers, top managers) headed by the company president (I won't name the company, sorry). The company president approached a mechanic in an oily overall and, half-bowed, shook his hand, they were talking about something in their own language, laughing... Everyone was perplexed, especially ours.
        What happened next. This mechanic and his family are the OWNERS of this company, and he just works there... It is easier (and more profitable) for him to hire a highly professional manager, and do what he knows how to do... No loyalty - everyone does his own thing. He is also punished by the foreman (that's a different word) for his "mistakes", because he is his subordinate at work, and not the owner. This is capitalism.
        
        vlad127490
        
        +2
        
        28 June 2024 16: 11
        
        What capitalism is, it was also described by Marx. There is nothing good for the people there, and the exploitation of man by man will never bring happiness to the worker. Capitalism is a political system. Private property exists in modern socialism and in public-private economies. I can’t discuss what you saw, because... there will be a lot of misunderstandings during the discussion. We are talking about something else here. Why doesn’t the Russian government want Victory? What's stopping her?
2. Kentttt
  
  -1
  
  29 June 2024 18: 12
  
  From the Soviet Union, dozens of planes flew to Western airfields, and on demand with hostages through many countries with bases. They didn’t just deviate from the course, they flew in the opposite direction!
  And no one wanted to kill hundreds of passengers, women, old people, children!
  Under the pretext they are flying to the wrong place.
  1. Dingo
    
    +1
    
    29 June 2024 21: 13
    
    And no one wanted to kill hundreds of passengers, women, old people, children!
    Under the pretext they are flying to the wrong place.
    
    Think about what you're talking about! Over naval bases with submarine missile carriers? Having gone off course by more than 200 km? And nearby "came out for a walk" 135? Not responding to queries (air system)? And, as it turned out, an empty plane? Don't take the air defense for fools... Or did you decide to "hype"? Blah-blah blah - how good I am... The guys did their duty - that's what they were put there for. I myself received an order on the parade ground before duty - "To guard and PROTECT the air borders of our Motherland...).
    Our RTC was designed for 20 minutes - you won't even have time to run to the crack or the basement - and we're already gone... Or Sevastopol, Belgorod, Kursk, Voronezh, Donetsk... - didn't they put anything into your brain? That these aren't computer games with an endless "life"? Where did you come from here, Kent?
kriten

+4

28 June 2024 14: 10

It's a shame they didn't help me fall. It was necessary to turn off the GPS and scare it with our fighters. It’s a shame to read about the work of our sufferers.
cooper

+3

29 June 2024 00: 53

Extinguish along with these fighters. It's good to be afraid.
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