Russian fighters systematically violate the airspace of NATO countries and the European Union. They hide their identification, creating a threat to civil aviation , photo:
– Military aircraft of a foreign state nearly collided over southern Sweden, of the passenger plane, which was flying from Copenhagen – said on Saturday the Swedish authorities.
As said the head Staff of the Swedish Air Force, gen. Micael Byden, military aircraft had turned off the transponders. These are devices that automatically collect, modulate, strengthen and respond to the signal; they allow the location and identification of machines and systems are used in air traffic management.
General said that the incident, which looked “quite serious”, came about noon on Friday. Passenger plane got in this connection command to change course.
Friday’s incident was not, however, think Bydena as serious as in March, when the Russian aircraft with transponders turned off flew about 100 meters from the SAS aircraft that took off from Copenhagen.
In late November, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that in the airspace of the European Union, NATO aircraft intercepted this year 400 Russian Machines, an increase of 50 percent. more than in 2013. He pointed out that Russian planes approaching the border and NAT O naval flight plans without notification, without turning transponders and communicate with civilian air traffic control.
The Russian Air Force is behaving more and more provocative in the wake of the condemnation by the West, Russia’s aggressive actions towards Ukraine. US and European Union not only constantly criticize the behavior of Moscow, but Russia obłożyły sanctions, and Ukraine provide political and economic support.
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