Russian bomber conducts practice strikes on US missile defenses in AsiaRussian bomber conducts practice strikes on U.S. missile defenses in Asia
A Russian bomber recently carried out simulated cruise missile attacks on U.S. missile defenses in Asia, raising new questions about Moscow’s goal in future U.S.-Russian defense talks.
According to U.S. officials, a Russian Tu-22M Backfire bomber on Feb. 26 simulated firing air-launched cruise missiles at an Aegis ship deployed near Japan as part of U.S. missile defenses.
A second mock attack was conducted Feb. 27 against a ground-based missile defense site in Japan that officials did not identify further.
The Pentagon operates an X-band missile defense radar on the northern tip of Japan that is designed to monitor North Korean missile launches and transmit the data to missile-firing ships.
The bomber targeting comes as Russia is building up forces in the Pacific by modernizing submarines and building a spy ship specifically for intelligence-gathering against U.S. missile defenses.
Officials said it was not clear why the Russians conducted the practice strikes. However, the simulations may indicate Moscow has targeted its offensive ballistic missiles on Japan or U.S. military bases in the region.
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Não entendo o espanto. Foi uma notícia comum na mídia internacional na época e deixou muito altos membros das Forças Armadas e congressistas constrangidos. O motivo é que o sistema aegis e as defesas áreas da frota deveria serem capazes de detectar , interceptar e neutralizar esse tipo de ataque. Se os bombardeiros soviéticos (ou russos) conseguem passar pelas defesas, existe uma grande fraqueza na defesa da frota, nos planos ou capacidade de reação dos marinheiros. Os russos sabem como penetrar na rede de proteção e queriam mostrar isso. Não sei se outro país teria o mesmo sucesso, pois certos segredos não se passa a ninguém por dinheiro nenhum.Published April 05, 2013Washington Free Beacon
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A Russian bomber recently carried out simulated cruise missile attacks on U.S. missile defenses in Asia, raising new questions about Moscow's goal in future U.S.-Russian defense talks.
According to U.S. officials, a Russian Tu-22M Backfire bomber on Feb. 26 simulated firing air-launched cruise missiles at an Aegis ship deployed near Japan as part of U.S. missile defenses.
A second mock attack was conducted Feb. 27 against a ground-based missile defense site in Japan that officials did not identify further.
The Pentagon operates an X-band missile defense radar on the northern tip of Japan that is designed to monitor North Korean missile launches and transmit the data to missile-firing ships.
The bomber targeting comes as Russia is building up forces in the Pacific by modernizing submarines and building a spy ship specifically for intelligence-gathering against U.S. missile defenses.
Officials said it was not clear why the Russians conducted the practice strikes. However, the simulations may indicate Moscow has targeted its offensive ballistic missiles on Japan or U.S. military bases in the region.
Na relação de amor e ódio entre EUA e Rússia, não foge do padrão. Coisa de gente grande. Nesse caso especifico parte do jogo de pressão sobre o escudo anti-misseis. O recado dos russos é mais o menos assim "vocês podem parar meus misseis, mas meus bombardeiros vão passar por suas defesas e cumprir a missão. Então, vamos conversar"