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CNN reports that the US Navy launched four armed F/A-18 fighter jets to intercept two Russian Tu-142 Bear aircraft that were flying near the 100,000-ton aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan while it was participating in a bilateral training exercise with South Korea in the Pacific Ocean. "It is standard operating procedure for U.S. planes to escort aircraft flying in the vicinity of U.S. Navy ships," says Navy Cmdr. William J. Marks. "This type of interaction is not unprecedented. Overall I would characterize the interaction as safe." The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered USS Reagan is essentially a floating airport, complete with an air traffic control center that tracks and communicates with nearby aircraft. When the carrier engages in flight operations, it institutes a carrier control zone, which extends up to 2,500 feet and within a five-mile radius, according to the Navy's flight training instruction carrier procedures.
The lack of communication by the Russian aircraft conflicted with general aviation practice. Even commercial airports of any significant size generally expect two-way radio contact when aircraft fly as close as the Russians did, according to international aviation guidelines. Encounters such as these were common during the Cold War. They subsided with its end but picked up again under current Russian President Vladimir Putin. "Over the last few years and particularly this year and last year, with the start of the Ukraine crisis, Russia has picked up the number of sorties," says Nick de Larrinaga. adding that Putin wants to show Russia is "still a global military power and a force to be reckoned with."
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 02 2015, @03:49AM
One of their airliner blew up midair, taking with it all the crew and passengers, more than 200 people.
A tragedy, and yet, can't help thinking about them blowing up the Malaysian airliner flying over Ukraine, and the Korean one over the Pacific.
Yes, the US shot down Iranian airliner, and we didn't fully own up (though we paid compensation).
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 02 2015, @04:16AM
Ignorance is bliss, isn't it.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Ethanol-fueled on Monday November 02 2015, @05:33AM
Y'all niggaz posting in a troll discussion.
(Score: 2) by Zz9zZ on Monday November 02 2015, @08:13AM
Nodded troll for calling out the real troll, nice.
~Tilting at windmills~
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Zz9zZ on Monday November 02 2015, @08:55AM
Argh my clumsy fingers... Really though, we have two large power blocks on this planet, and as a species (the general populace) we are trying to figure out how to get along. How do we get along when we are divided as a species over stupid things like economic systems and predictions about what happens to us after we shuffle off the mortal coil.
These "conflicts" are almost entirely the result of these power blocks vying for control, messing with local politics and economics. Ethanol Fueled can be an obnoxious troll, but paying attention to his/her (ya never know, though I peg as a "him") posts I believe that he is trolling to make points and stir up the discussion.
Our militaries are messing with each other again since we seem unable to resolve issues politically/diplomatically, and it will get worse if we don't acknowledge what is happening. Or we can stick our heads in the sand and fall back on our world divisions. The French are pussies, the Russians are crazy, the Chinese are contemptible, the Brazilians are corrupt, the Indians are pussies too, and the US is the best goddamn thing since Chuck Norris made sliced bread. (I tried for stereotypes, its all bullshit)
All that, OR we are all unbelievable hypocrites wanting the best for everyone until it messes with our personal bubble. We live in artificial bubbles of information because all these world powers are scheming like some ridiculous episode of Game of Thrones, I do wish we could drop our collective egos (my country is better than yours etc...) and work for what is best for the species. Save the earth, save the animals, save the people. Share knowledge, be awesome to one another. It is that simple, though getting that through some thick egos is not.
Seeing how easily the online discourse is manipulated I want to just become a hermit. The "geniuses" doing the manipulation think they are smart enough, but they can't see the forest for the trees. All the manipulation will result in some monstrosity where innocent people die. Actually, that is already happening :(
~Tilting at windmills~
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Phoenix666 on Monday November 02 2015, @04:11PM
It's important to understand that the whole nation-state thing (ie. Russia vs. US, US vs. China, etc) is elites using the rest of us to fight proxy wars for their bank balances. How obscene is that? Instead of all of us fighting each other to the tune of millions dead, how about we all hang our elites to the tune of thousands and call it a day?
May peace reign.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by Zz9zZ on Tuesday November 03 2015, @06:39AM
China and France tried that with varying success that ended the same way. How do we build a set of rules that are actually able to control the funneling of power? I have hope for self sustaining communities and free sharing of information. Hard to control people whocan take care of themselves.
~Tilting at windmills~
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 02 2015, @06:50PM
"Divide et impera" (divide and conquer)
"Panem et circenses" (bread and circus)
What we need is young people being taught the full meaning of these two thousand years old lines.
Especially how and why governments get the first easier through the second.