US Air Force / Staff Sgt. Trevor T. McBride
Date: April 24, 2021
AUTHOR Olga Petrenko
Recently, there have been more and more airborne incidents between NATO and Russia related to the interception and escort of warplanes. During one of them, two F-16 fighters decided to scare the strategic missile carrier Tu-95MS, which patrolled the territory without touching anyone, without violating the borders of foreign airspace.
The fighters appeared out of nowhere and tried to force the bomber pilot to change course. He did not pay much attention to the "flying little thing", which was becoming more and more insistent. At this point, just as suddenly as the F-16s, Russian MiG-31 fighters appeared, forcing the American planes to retreat quickly.
In the Sohu edition, whose article was translated by the PolitRussia portal , it is said that the antics of the American Air Force in a real battle would end in tears for them. After all, the MiG-31 did not appear out of thin air, they accompanied the missile carrier and closely watched the actions of the F-16. In the event of a conflict, they would simply strike with electronic warfare systems, disable navigation and communications, or simply fire one armor-piercing missile for each and destroy the uninvited escorts.
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