Posted on Jul 1, 2016
Russia will fly surveillance aircraft over the U.S. mainland
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Despite "serious compliance concerns" from the State Department that Russia does not adhere to international treaties on arms control, the United States (Obama), has agreed to allow a Russian surveillance aircraft to fly across the U.S. mainland, a congressional source told AMI.
The overflight will be conducted by a Tupolev-154 three-engine aircraft, nicknamed "Careless," that has been specially equipped with advanced cameras. The flight will be held under the auspices of the Open Skies Treaty, a 2002 international agreement that allows 34 signatory nations to fly over one another's territory and monitor military installations.
The overflight will be conducted by a Tupolev-154 three-engine aircraft, nicknamed "Careless," that has been specially equipped with advanced cameras. The flight will be held under the auspices of the Open Skies Treaty, a 2002 international agreement that allows 34 signatory nations to fly over one another's territory and monitor military installations.
Russia will fly surveillance aircraft over the U.S. mainland
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The article seems a bit overwrought. From the State Department:
"Since the Treaty entered-into-force in 2002, the United States has flown nearly three-times as many flights annually over Russia as Russia flies over the United States. The Open Skies Treaty flight plans (2002 – 2016) show 196 bids by the United States over Russia and 71 bids by Russia over the United States. Further, the United States can request copies of the imagery from other State Parties’ flights over Russia. Since 2002 there have been over 500 such flights by other States Parties over Russia."
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"The United States flew over the arctic and far east regions of Russia in April 2016 and the most recent flight over Kaliningrad was by Poland in May 2016. Russia has placed certain altitude restrictions over Moscow; a distance limit of 500 kilometers over Kaliningrad, and refused overflights within10 kilometers of part of its border with Georgia."
http://www.state.gov/t/avc/rls/2016/258061.htm
"Since the Treaty entered-into-force in 2002, the United States has flown nearly three-times as many flights annually over Russia as Russia flies over the United States. The Open Skies Treaty flight plans (2002 – 2016) show 196 bids by the United States over Russia and 71 bids by Russia over the United States. Further, the United States can request copies of the imagery from other State Parties’ flights over Russia. Since 2002 there have been over 500 such flights by other States Parties over Russia."
...and...
"The United States flew over the arctic and far east regions of Russia in April 2016 and the most recent flight over Kaliningrad was by Poland in May 2016. Russia has placed certain altitude restrictions over Moscow; a distance limit of 500 kilometers over Kaliningrad, and refused overflights within10 kilometers of part of its border with Georgia."
http://www.state.gov/t/avc/rls/2016/258061.htm
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