RAAF in a flap over visit to the region by Russian bombers

Russia has demonstrated its ability for its nuclear bombers to reach virtually any part of the world. The Russian Air Force sent strategic bombers to visit an airport in eastern Indonesia. Two Tupolev Tu-95MS bombers flew from the Amur region, in Russia’s far east, to Frans Kaisiepo Airport in Biak, on the northern coast of Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua. The bombers, which are also missile platforms, were supported by two Ilyushin Il-76MD airlifters that landed at Biak the day before.Those aircraft are often configured as airborne early warning and control units to guide attacks. The Indonesian Air Force, in announcing the visit, said that the bombers were conducting a long-range navigation exercise. It is likely that they were also involved in surveillance and information gathering. the RAAF heightened its readiness but the aircraft did not enter Australian air space. In February this year, a Chinese KJ 200 surveillance plane was seen over Victoria but that did not prompt any RAAF response. Meanwhile, Russia has tested a new hypersonic missile (Zircon) which travels six times faster than the speed of sound and evades defensive systems. China has also developed hypersonic missiles, but it has not revealed any testing.

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