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Near collision over Sweden
Russian plane has near-miss with passenger aircraft over Sweden | World news | The Guardian
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It was international space, between Sweden and Denmark but close to Swedish borders.
It is more and more common that Russian planes with different military uses fly around without transponders across the Nordics. Very disturbing, not only from an air safety view but also from the political implications.
It was international space, between Sweden and Denmark but close to Swedish borders.
It is more and more common that Russian planes with different military uses fly around without transponders across the Nordics. Very disturbing, not only from an air safety view but also from the political implications.
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Russian air force airplanes DO NOT HAVE western transponders at all !!!!!
They are flying BETWEEN western floght levels (as example at 31500 ft).
They say they are flying over NEUTRAL territories...
It is ONLY problem for the ATC, but not for civil airplanes (I hope)
They are flying BETWEEN western floght levels (as example at 31500 ft).
They say they are flying over NEUTRAL territories...
It is ONLY problem for the ATC, but not for civil airplanes (I hope)
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It is ONLY problem for the ATC, but not for civil airplanes
Well maybe its time the Swedish military woke up and tried to identify inbound traffic on primary (military) radar before it enters "their" airspace?
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Ehm, I believe it might be the other way around. ATC can't see the planes so as far as they ar concerned they don't exist.
I get the impression, perhaps wrongly, that some of you underestimate the military defence networks and what THEY can see.
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To see or not to see
Both the Swedish military and the Danish military are well equipped to detect those planes with primary radars.
One of our main task while scrambling QRA jets towards such "visiters", is to fly up along side of the plane in question and thereby make it visable to the civilian ATC agencies. This basicly works by the fact that we fly the QRA jets with their transponders on, in close proximity to "visiters". Both the Swedish and Danish QRA does that.
Only problem is that we have limited playtime, and since the IL-20 Coot A can hang around for hours, we need to leave him at some point, since we need to go home and refuel.
In both this incident and the one that happend earlyer this year, the Coot A was followed by either Swedish Gripens or Danish F-16 (or both) prior to the incident. Unfortunately it was left alone at some point due to the fighters need for more fuel, and that was when the incidents happend.
It is my impression that the latest incident was not as close a call as the earlyer event.
And then again, there is more airspace around the other aircraft
One of our main task while scrambling QRA jets towards such "visiters", is to fly up along side of the plane in question and thereby make it visable to the civilian ATC agencies. This basicly works by the fact that we fly the QRA jets with their transponders on, in close proximity to "visiters". Both the Swedish and Danish QRA does that.
Only problem is that we have limited playtime, and since the IL-20 Coot A can hang around for hours, we need to leave him at some point, since we need to go home and refuel.
In both this incident and the one that happend earlyer this year, the Coot A was followed by either Swedish Gripens or Danish F-16 (or both) prior to the incident. Unfortunately it was left alone at some point due to the fighters need for more fuel, and that was when the incidents happend.
It is my impression that the latest incident was not as close a call as the earlyer event.
And then again, there is more airspace around the other aircraft
we need to go home and refuel
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It is my impression that the latest incident was not as close a call as the earlyer event.
I had thought about starting a thread about these incidents myself - it seems to be a general problem in North-West Europe these days. I'd have tried to choose a more general title.
Is there a similar problem in the Sea of Japan ?
With the Russian economy tanking under their current kleptocracy, it's perhaps unsurprising that the Russian government seeks nationalist diversions. Anyone remember Chechnya or Georgia ?
I would guess that say - a collision between an Il-20M and an A320 - would be portrayed in Russia as an act of "terror" or reckless brinkmanship by the evil West .
The incentive for the kleptocracrats seems to be to up the ante till something spectacular happens. They ain't flying.
Regarding interceptor range, maybe a Gulfstream would work better than an F16 ?
Is there a similar problem in the Sea of Japan ?
With the Russian economy tanking under their current kleptocracy, it's perhaps unsurprising that the Russian government seeks nationalist diversions. Anyone remember Chechnya or Georgia ?
I would guess that say - a collision between an Il-20M and an A320 - would be portrayed in Russia as an act of "terror" or reckless brinkmanship by the evil West .
The incentive for the kleptocracrats seems to be to up the ante till something spectacular happens. They ain't flying.
Regarding interceptor range, maybe a Gulfstream would work better than an F16 ?
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Regarding interceptor range, maybe a Gulfstream would work better than an F16 ?
Is that the 'Special Missions' Gulfstream fitted with the 0.50 Calibres and Tracer Rounds?
http://www.gulfstream.com/images/upl...alMissions.pdf
Regarding interceptor range, maybe a Gulfstream would work better than an F16 ?
Is that the 'Special Missions' Gulfstream fitted with the 0.50 Calibres and Tracer Rounds?
http://www.gulfstream.com/images/upl...alMissions.pdf
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Agreed, most of the Danish newspapers seem to be wondering why Sweden is making quite such a fuss about it.
BBC News - Russia Baltic military actions 'unprecedented' - Poland
[B]Russia Baltic military actions 'unprecedented' - Poland[B]
Poland says the level of Russian naval and air force activity in the Baltic Sea region has been "unprecedented" this week.
Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said most of the activity was in international waters and airspace and Sweden was the country most affected.
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The spike in activity follows a study by the London-based think tank European Leadership Network, which detailed 40 incidents over recent months, including 11 that it said were of a "more aggressive or unusually provocative nature, bringing a higher level risk of escalation".
Poland says the level of Russian naval and air force activity in the Baltic Sea region has been "unprecedented" this week.
Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak said most of the activity was in international waters and airspace and Sweden was the country most affected.
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The spike in activity follows a study by the London-based think tank European Leadership Network, which detailed 40 incidents over recent months, including 11 that it said were of a "more aggressive or unusually provocative nature, bringing a higher level risk of escalation".