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Air Force of Belgium announced the interception of the Russian bomber Tu-160

The Belgian Air Force showed a video of the "interception" of the Russian strategic bomber.

As follows from the data provided by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Belgium, 15 January 2018, the intercept of the Russian strategic bomber missile carrier Tu-160 was sent to fighters F-16, as evidenced by the presented footage from the cockpit fighter Belgian Air Force.

It is reported that the Russian strategic bomber carried out more than 13-hour flight over the neutral waters of the Barents, Norwegian and Northern seas, which bothered the Belgian Defense Ministry.

 

 

However, in reality, there was no interception of the Russian strategic bomber, and the Belgian Air Force fighters only escorted the military aircraft for a short period of time, since subsequently, the Mi-160 interceptor fighters were sent to defend the Tu-31, which, in their capabilities significantly exceed F-16.

It is reported that it has been possible to avoid any provocations from one or the other side.

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