According to the media outlet's Tuesday report, the incident took place February 18, when two Tu-95 bombers flew 40 km off the coast and caused one commercial aircraft to be diverted and the other to be prevented from taking off.
The newspaper cites a statement by Irish Aviation Authority (IAA), who said that "the Russian military aircraft did not have their transponders switched on at the time."
The bombers travelled towards the British airspace, Royal Air Force Typhoon jets met them, the newspaper reported.
Last month, a spokesman for British Ministry of Defense said that the Royal Air Force jets were scrambled to escort two Russian Tupolev Tu-95 (Bear) bombers. The bombers, however, were flying in international airspace, without entering into British airspace.
In recent months, a number of NATO members have expressed concern over Russia's alleged violations of their airspace. The Russian Ministry of Defense has denied the claims, stating that the Russian Air Force's flights are in compliance with international agreements.
[sputniknews.com]
4/3/15
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Irlanda redirige un vuelo y retrasa otro por la presencia de aviones militares rusos...
ReplyDeleteUn vuelo se vio obligado a modificar su ruta y otro tuvo que ser pospuesto debido a la presencia sin previo aviso de dos bombarderos de la Fuerza Aérea de Rusia en el espacio aéreo de Gran Bretaña, según informes de la Dirección de Aeronáutica de Irlanda (IAA por sus siglas en inglés).
“La salida de un vuelo desde Dublín fue retrasada debido a la presencia de aviones militares rusos en el espacio aéreo de Gran Bretaña; la ruta de otro avión fue modificada para alejar su trayectoria de la trayectoria de vuelo de las naves de la Fuerza Aérea de Rusia”, reza la declaración, citada por fuentes locales.
Según el reporte de la IAA, este incidente sucedió en febrero, presuntamente el día 18, sin embargo, esta información solo ha sido hecha pública ahora............http://mundo.sputniknews.com/europa/20150304/1035061162.html#ixzz3TPZmYwiQ
4/3/15