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Belgian F-16s intercept 2 Russian nuclear-capable supersonic bombers

April 29, 2020

Belgian Air Force F-16s scrambled to intercept two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack supersonic, nuclear-capable bombers, accompanied by two Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighters over the Baltic Sea on Sept. 17, 2019.

The Belgian Air Force has been guarding th…

US & Canadian jets scrambled to intercept Russian nuclear-capable bombers

April 29, 2020

By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

U.S. and Canadian fighter jets were scrambled to escort two Russian nuclear-capable bombers away from the North American coastline in the Arctic region, military officials say.

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Americas don’t like Russia’s nuclear bomber deployment

April 29, 2020

By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

The Organization of American States (OAS) has expressed the “greatest concern” about the arrival of nuclear-capable Russian aircraft in Venezuela.

Russian strategic bombers deploy to Venezuelan airbase

April 29, 2020

By The Aviationist

Two Russian Tupolev/United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Tu-160M1 supersonic bombers, NATO codename…