Russian bomber patrols
Hi all
This is my first post in the military section and I will be the first to admit I know very little about military aviation so please bear with me! I have read previous posts about Russian bombers probing NATO airspace over the past few years and I have a few questions that hopefully someone can answer.
1.How often would NATO fighters have to intercept these bombers?
2.Are these bombers armed and if so with what type of weapons?
3.What routing's would they take when heading towards UK or wherever they decide to go?
4.What happens if they cross an airway and how would ATC handle this?
5.Roughly how long would a typical mission last?
6.Also does the US have patrols like these with their bombers?
I hope I have not asked too many stupid questions and I hope someone can help me with answers
Thanks in advance
B735