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TexasTowelie

(115,237 posts) Thu Jul 25, 2024, 12:18 AM Jul 25

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NORAD intercepts Russian, Chinese planes - The Hill - NewsNation

As President Joe Biden was speaking to the nation, the North American Aerospace Defense Command was scrambling jets to intercept two Russian and two Chinese bombers. NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer has more on what’s believed to the first time that Russia and China have operated together in this manner.

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NORAD intercepts Russian, Chinese planes - The Hill - NewsNation (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 25 OP

Whoa. sheshe2 Jul 25 #1

HO. LEE. SHIT. dchill Jul 25 #2

Ukraine has shot down so many Russian SU bombers, I wasn't sure they had any left. surfered Jul 25 #3

These aren't SU bombers, they're going to be the bigger TU planes, likely TU-95. Angleae Jul 25 #5

Thanks surfered Jul 25 #7

NORAD press release identifies them as TU-95. surfered Jul 25 #8

Just doing what they do. Gore1FL Jul 25 #4

Kick suegeo Jul 25 #6

sheshe2

(86,074 posts)

1. Whoa.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2024, 12:22 AM

Jul 25

This isn't good.

dchill

(39,710 posts)

2. HO. LEE. SHIT.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2024, 12:29 AM

Jul 25

surfered

(1,953 posts)

3. Ukraine has shot down so many Russian SU bombers, I wasn't sure they had any left.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2024, 12:35 AM

Jul 25

Angleae

(4,616 posts)

5. These aren't SU bombers, they're going to be the bigger TU planes, likely TU-95.

Reply to surfered (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 25, 2024, 03:27 AM

Jul 25

surfered

(1,953 posts)

7. Thanks

Reply to Angleae (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 25, 2024, 10:01 AM

Jul 25

surfered

(1,953 posts)

8. NORAD press release identifies them as TU-95.

Reply to Angleae (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 25, 2024, 10:07 AM

Jul 25

Gore1FL

(21,626 posts)

4. Just doing what they do.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2024, 12:57 AM

Jul 25

It's not too different from when we operate a carrier group near them.

suegeo

(2,795 posts)

6. Kick

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2024, 09:58 AM

Jul 25

Interesting timing for this first time ever collaborate of Russia & China

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