il existe un grand nombre de photos de Bear escortés par des appareils de la RAF à proximité de l' Ecosse, je me souviens même avoir vu des images avec des Phantom (cela ne date pas d'hier !)
maintenant il y a aussi des TU 160 (Blackjack) a découvrir les charmes de la perfide Albion...
citation :
The Cold War was then at its peak, and
daily encounters with wandering TU-95 Bears were not an uncommon occurrence....
When the Cold War came to an end, the amount of QRA launches to intercept intruder aircraft declined siginificantly, resulting in the government of the time deciding to start the draw down of the Tornado F3 force while awaiting delivery of the Eurofighter Typhoon.
However, things changed following the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on September 11th 2001. No longer were Russian bombers the only focus of attention; the threat to UK airspace now included the potential of terrorist attack from the air.
In 2007, the Russian Air Force bomber fleet which had been largely grounded since the end of the Cold War, became active again as high oil prices allowed the Russian government to channel financial resources towards their armed forces. The F3 force found itself carrying out its original mission, the interception of wandering Bears, once again.
http://www.fencecheck.com/content/index ... 3_Bows_Outhttp://www.armedforces-int.com/news/raf ... mbers.html