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| Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia |
| Bear and Blackjack missile launches today. |
| 2022-05-04 |
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| Posted by:3dc |
| #7 Or just getting those crews some real world practice before they have to operate in a higher threat environment |
| Posted by: Waldemar Glolusing4204 2022-05-04 18:34 |
| #6 /\ ...or the part of the Military-Industry Complex in Russia that owns the airplanes/missiles feels a need to stay 'relevant' so their budget (AKA source of graft) doesn't go elsewhere to, say, the tactical missile makers... (cynical, perhaps) |
| Posted by: magpie 2022-05-04 11:51 |
| #5 The Rus are blowing up transportation and electric power infrastructure in western Ukr. It is a reaction to all the mil-goodies NATO is sending. Flying all that way is still a bit hazardous at the moment. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2022-05-04 08:52 |
| #4 Stand-off weapons are the future of aircraft delivered strategic ordnance. Testing, practice and use in actual operations all makes sense. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-05-04 08:40 |
| #3 Or they are running out of shorter orange missiles. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2022-05-04 08:35 |
| #2 Russian air forces shooting missiles to Ukraine from over the Caspian Sea. That suggests to me that Ukraine has been getting good shots at planes attacking just over the border in Russia. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2022-05-04 07:54 |
| #1 Velina Tchakarova @vtchakarova · 4h Russian Tu-95 or Tu-160 strategic bombers launched a missile strike from the Caspian region. Missiles were fired at infrastructure of Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Lviv, Vinnytsia, Kyiv & Zakarpattia regions. Missile strikes were inflicted on Odesa & Donetsk regions by other means. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2022-05-04 06:08 |