Tu-160s in Colombian airspace

[juanchopancho]

You don't see this everyday![X(] Russian Tu-160s in Colombian airspace, intercepted by Kfirs. 1 Nov. at 1100 they were flying from Venezuela to Nicaragua.

http://youtu.be/MawBkkbUyqs

[MR_BURNS2]

Do you speak spanish? Does it say what kind of camera recorded this footage?

[jtoatoktoe]

Its from a targeting pod.

[smudge56]

Are they firing at it can you explain what is going on?

[MR_BURNS2]

ORIGINAL: jtoatoktoe

Its from a targeting pod.

Yeah you are right, on first look it appeared to me as if it would be looking up from the ground while it was actually looking down on it from behind and slightly above.

@ Blighty I dont think Colombia wants war with russia, they just intercept the cheeky intruder.

You could use it as a CMANO plot though, imagine they did shoot one down and the russians send more to retaliate against the Kfir´s homebase.[:)]

[jdkbph]

Yeah that looks like IR.

JD

[smudge56]

Lol what the hell is it doing there?

ORIGINAL: MR_BURNS2

ORIGINAL: jtoatoktoe

Its from a targeting pod.

Yeah you are right, on first look it appeared to me as if it would be looking up from the ground while it was actually looking down on it from behind and slightly above.

@ Blighty I dont think Colombia wants war with russia, they just intercept the cheeky intruder.

You could use it as a CMANO plot though, imagine they did shoot one down and the russians send more to retaliate against the Kfir´s homebase.[:)]

[Tomcat84]

Doesn't look like the Kfirs managed to catch up lol

As for what they were doing there:

http://en.ria.ru/world/20131031/1844461 ... ragua.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/ ... 4020131106

[MR_BURNS2]

They are playing their old games again.

http://www.scotsman.com/news/raf-catches-russian-bombers-in-uk-airspace-1-796434