Two Russian TU-95 Bear bombers fly off the coast of Alaska - US Jets escort back to Eastern Russia

Two Russian TU-95 Bear bombers were spotted flying about 41 miles off the coast of Alaska. The U.S. scrambled jet fighters to intercept the two Russian bombers that flew near the Alaskan coast on Monday night, several American officials said.
Tupolev Tu-95
Strategic bomber

The Tupolev Tu-95 is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 entered service with the Soviet Union in 1956 and is expected to serve the Russian Air Force until at least 2040.
Top speed: 575 mph
Range: 9,320.6 mi
Cruise speed: 441 mph
Length: 152′
Wingspan: 168′ 0″
Engine type: Kuznetsov NK-12

Unit cost: 26,280,000–26,280,000 USD (2013)

Since the 2016 presidential election, the relationship between the United States and Russia has taken a large dive. As readers may be aware, both the FBI and CIA came out with reports that Russian hackers had interfered in the general election. This shocking revelation was supplemented by the possibility of a collusion between the Trump campaign and these foreign threats.

While no direct evidence has been found regarding a connection between President Trump and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, there is an ever-growing list of of Trump’s cabinet members having traitorous ties to Russia. The Washington Post’s Bonnie Berkowtiz, Denise Lu, and Julie Vitkovskaya have created a wonderful interactive graphic giving the full details.

The recent decision by the Trump Administration to launch a strike on an airport in Syria (which is allied with Russia) seemed to indicate that Trump was finally standing out from Putin’s shadow. However, a closer look at the situation reveals that this was merely a deviously symbolic action as Syria does not rely on its air force, meaning President Bashar al-Assad is free to continue his attacks on the rebels.


However, recently something more drastic happened. Two Russian TU-95 Bear bombers were intercepted by the US military in the international airspace near Alaska. Luckily, nothing dangerous happened, resulting in a professional escort back to Eastern Russia.

Despite this, the incident has raised a lot of alarms in the US. What were these jets doing so near the coastal borders? What will President Trump’s response be? Could this be yet another distraction? We advice everyone to keep one ear to what the news states and another to what isn’t being reported, as the Trump Administration is masterful at creating noisy distractions while they pass some anti-American initiative behind everyone’s backs.

U.S. Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Bombers Flying Near Alaska

by COURTNEY KUBE

The U.S. scrambled jet fighters to intercept two Russian bombers that flew near the Alaskan coast on Monday night, several American officials said.

The Russian long-range TU-95 Bear bombers breached airspace around the U.S and Canada known as the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone in which aircraft must be readily identified and report details of their course and destination. The Russian bombers stayed in international airspace.

The bombers flew near the Aleutian Islands. The Russians also had maritime patrol aircraft in the vicinity.

The U.S. scrambled two F-22 fighters from Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska, to intercept the Russian planes.

There was no bridge-to-bridge communication between the US and Russian aircraft, but three U.S. officials said the Russians acted "very professionally."


While this is the first time Russian bombers have been off the Alaskan coast since 2015, they have flown in the area about 60 times since 2007.