Posted on Oct 9, 2015
Turkey protests second Russian air incursion in as many days
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Turkey has complained to Russia over an unauthorised incursion of its airspace for the second time in as many days, with the Russian ambassador to Ankara being summoned to the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 5 October.
The complaints came just two days after the ambassador was first summoned to the ministry to explain why a Russian warplane had entered into Turkish airspace without permission.
According to the Reuters news agency, the Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu said he was told by Russia after the first incident that the violation was a "mistake" that would not happen again. On that occasion, the Russian intruder departed the country's airspace after being intercepted by a pair of Turkish Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters.
While Russia has reportedly attributed this incident to 'poor weather', NATO has said that it does not consider the incursion to have been an accident. No details pertaining to the second reported incursions have been released, although there have been unsubstantiated reports that a Russian aircraft locked its radar onto Turkish fighters sent to intercept it.
At the same time as news of the incursions was breaking, the Russian Ministry of Defence released an image that purports to show a Sukhoi Su-30SM 'Flanker' fighter armed with R-27 (AA-10 'Alamo') medium- and R-73 (AA-11 'Archer') short-range air-to-air missiles, parked at an airbase in Syria's coastal Latakia province. This would suggest that Russian Su-24 'Fencer', Su-25 'Frogfoot', and Su-34 'Fullback' strike aircraft are flying with escort fighters, further raising the possibility of a NATO-Russian clash in the skies over Syria.
http://www.janes.com/article/55045/turkey-protests-second-russian-air-incursion-in-as-many-days
The complaints came just two days after the ambassador was first summoned to the ministry to explain why a Russian warplane had entered into Turkish airspace without permission.
According to the Reuters news agency, the Turkish prime minister Ahmet Davutoglu said he was told by Russia after the first incident that the violation was a "mistake" that would not happen again. On that occasion, the Russian intruder departed the country's airspace after being intercepted by a pair of Turkish Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters.
While Russia has reportedly attributed this incident to 'poor weather', NATO has said that it does not consider the incursion to have been an accident. No details pertaining to the second reported incursions have been released, although there have been unsubstantiated reports that a Russian aircraft locked its radar onto Turkish fighters sent to intercept it.
At the same time as news of the incursions was breaking, the Russian Ministry of Defence released an image that purports to show a Sukhoi Su-30SM 'Flanker' fighter armed with R-27 (AA-10 'Alamo') medium- and R-73 (AA-11 'Archer') short-range air-to-air missiles, parked at an airbase in Syria's coastal Latakia province. This would suggest that Russian Su-24 'Fencer', Su-25 'Frogfoot', and Su-34 'Fullback' strike aircraft are flying with escort fighters, further raising the possibility of a NATO-Russian clash in the skies over Syria.
http://www.janes.com/article/55045/turkey-protests-second-russian-air-incursion-in-as-many-days
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If you really want to get Putin's attention, then bring an arsenal and the means to use it. He only recognizes force or power, both of which he has an abundance of. He'll keep testing the waters to see the local resolve, and when one of his planes get shot down, he's going to cry foul and get butthurt. But his payback will be in spades and served very cold. He also knows NATO/UN are all talk and resolutions. And he has permanent veto power in the security council.
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This makes me wonder if Russia's command and control is a lot worse than I thought. Between this and the 4 missiles hitting Iran, I am not exactly viewing them as the capable military I thought they were. They are still scary though, and lack of control actually makes it worse.
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The Russians probably see this as an opportunity to prove they're the new "Big Kid on the Block" and demonstrate the lack of resolve in NATO, while thinking they'll reveal the USA to be a "Paper Tiger".
At this point, if some Turkish fighter jock get's itchy fingers...and gets lucky...things could get very hairy, very quickly.
At this point, if some Turkish fighter jock get's itchy fingers...and gets lucky...things could get very hairy, very quickly.
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They are definitely a big kid on the block. Questions is, are they the fat kid who has been watching too much Kung-Fu Theater or are they really the bad asses they think they are...
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