Drone_pilot
17-08-07, 19:33
Russia is resuming a Soviet-era practice of sending its bomber aircraft on
long-range flights, President Vladimir Putin has said.
Mr Putin said the move to resume the flights permanently after a 15-year
suspension was in response to security threats posed by other military powers.
He said 14 bombers had taken off from Russian airfields early on Friday.
The move came a week after Russian bombers flew within a few hundred
miles of the US Pacific island of Guam.
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long-range flights, President Vladimir Putin has said.
Mr Putin said the move to resume the flights permanently after a 15-year
suspension was in response to security threats posed by other military powers.
He said 14 bombers had taken off from Russian airfields early on Friday.
The move came a week after Russian bombers flew within a few hundred
miles of the US Pacific island of Guam.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6950986.stm)