Tu160s in Jo,berg
 

Russians changing Dollars into gold.

A week ago Friday, I was departing the Honolulu airport. Earlier as we arrived at the airport I'd noticed there was An124 but didn't pay that much attention. But as we were taxing out for takeoff, I noticed the An124 was parked on a closed runway (those big lighted "X" displays on the runway), and four black SUVs drove up to the An124 as we taxied by.
Looked almost like a scene out of some spy thriller...:confused:

Exercise Mosi
 

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Exercise Mosi.

Joint South Africa, Russia and China naval manoeuvres.
https://www.defenceweb.co.za/feature...work-together/

I guess that nixes the UK's Simonstown Agreement

LFH
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The Simonstown Agreement was nixed in 1975...

Russian power projection. Now that Trump has backed off for his supporter Putin, get used to Russians getting everywhere.

If you thought the US was a poor world policeman. Wait until you see the Russians!

Reported on Twitter that the 2 x Tu-160s departed South Africa last night.

From Tass News Agency.

https://tass.com/defense/1084851

The Tu-160 visit was apparently to take place during 2016 for a defence exhibition.

Maybe they are looking for the way to save boers/afrikaners from extinction? Plenty of land in southern Siberia and far east ....

Was it a yellow and blue striped AN-124 by any chance? Antonov Airlines has SALIS contract with NATO which they signed an extension back in January.

Cheers

​​​​​Yes, it's quite a feat fielding two bombers like that. Of course the US do this sort of thing (and then some) on an almost weekly basis without all the hoopla. Only today they pitched a couple B2s and B52s into Europe and back just for bantz, meanwhile their B52s deployed at Fairford and in the Gulf got busy again

I don't recall - I would have taken a picture but I'd already turned off my phone in preparation for takeoff. I've seen plenty of AN-124s - they'd make semi-regular appearances when I was working at Boeing Field, usually bringing in new 777 engines when one of the engine manufactures was late on their deliveries.
It wasn't the sight of the AN-124 that I thought was unusual, it was the bit about it being parked on closed runway in the middle of the airfield, and the four black SUVs...

Sounds like a movie shoot to me. Maybe it actually was a scene from a spy thriller....

Maybe... I didn't see any movie cameras but perhaps they were just in the rehearsal stage, or maybe doing something filmed from the participants perspective. It sure didn't look 'routine', and the black SUVs have become almost cliche...

SA Farmers have already been moving to Russia, they have settled close to Krasnador in Southern Russia. Issue has been that because of continued attacks and SA Govt being very clear what the future holds many see it as having little option.

Seemingly welcomed with open arms as they farming land where really has not been much done and there is lots of land. Reckon if 15-20,000 move then Russia to win RWC in 2035.

https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news...te-sa-farmers/

No way you can shoot a film there. I shot Chappie at Denel on the other side of the airfield and we were never allowed anywhere near the taxiways. Apparently the 160's went there for fuel and the longer runway.

Are you talking about Joberg? Because my posts were specifically referring to what I witnessed at the Honolulu airport.

Is Jo'berg Jo'burg's high altitude airport?

For those who don't know, a Burg is something fortified like a castle etc., a Berg is a hill or mountain.

One place I lived had a ruined castle on a hill, the hill was called der Burgberg.