Typhoons Scrambled Today

Storm 10

I see that they flew down the West Cost of Ireland this morning it was on flight radar24, 4 Typhoons and a French aircraft involved.

Link
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/royal-air-force-jets-scramble-to-intercept-russian-bombers-circling-uk-and-ireland-35437672.html

More here
http://news.sky.com/story/raf-jets-scrambled-to-monitor-russian-bombers-near-uk-airspace-10761505

zone 1

its about time this country sorted out its own air defence shocking in todays world. russian love playing these games....

drdeadlift

Bad Russia...

jamo2oo9

zone 1 wrote: »

its about time this country sorted out its own air defence shocking in todays world. russian love playing these games....

Why? We are pretty much the most neutral country in the world. In the entire history, our country has never invaded nor gone to war against another country. We only represent our defence forces in UN peacekeeping and humanitarian missions.


We have an agreement with the RAF that they would protect us in the event of an emergency so air defence isn't needed.

CardinalJ

zone 1 wrote: »

..... games....

Aint worth billions to partake in the games.

marvin80

http://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2017/02/09/raf-jets-scramble-to-make-a-huge-****ing-deal-out-of-passing-russian-bombers/

zone 1

sweden are neutral look at there AF .... is there differant classes of neutral????????????????

KingBrian2

Storm 10 wrote: »

I see that they flew down the West Cost of Ireland this morning it was on flight radar24, 4 Typhoons and a French aircraft involved.

Link
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/royal-air-force-jets-scramble-to-intercept-russian-bombers-circling-uk-and-ireland-35437672.html

More here
http://news.sky.com/story/raf-jets-scrambled-to-monitor-russian-bombers-near-uk-airspace-10761505

A routine fly over.

Psychlops

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

We are pretty much the most neutral country in the world.

We are not Neutral, we never have been, look it up.

KCAccidental

So three foreign air forces in Irish airspace today. British, Russian and the usual Americans in Shannon!

uck51js9zml2yt

KCAccidental wrote: »

So three foreign air forces in Irish airspace today. British, Russian and the usual Americans in Shannon!

Just shows how inclusive a country we are:)

zone 1

we just like hiding they cant see us. country really needs to get its head out if the sand , bretix what happens then do we police our own skys. this is world wide problem we patrol up to 500miles out to sea is that our airspace as well.. if we can have garda helicopter over parts of the country well have plane over our seas...

duskyjoe

So what are we going to do folks, get the turbo prop squadron on missle readiness? Give me a break with wanting to tackle the bear. These boys are of zero threat to us or our sovereignty as they have bigger fish to fry. TBH they don't give a sh/t about us.......when they do, WW3 has broken out. All we can do if they encroach our sovereign airspace is tell the comrades in the Russian embassy to pack their bags.

Peregrine

duskyjoe wrote: »

Give me a break with wanting to tackle the bear.

They were Blackjacks.

faoiarvok

zone 1 wrote: »

we patrol up to 500miles out to sea is that our airspace as well

No

Pat Dunne

KCAccidental wrote: »

So three foreign air forces in Irish airspace today. British, Russian and the usual Americans in Shannon!

I'm afraid you are incorrect this did not happen in "Irish airspace", as you put it. It happened in Irish controlled airspace, 50 nautical miles off the west coast of Ireland, which is not Irish sovereign airspace. The airspace is controlled by this state purely for air traffic control purposes and no other.

Irish sovereign airspace extends for a maximum of 12 nautical miles from the shoreline of this state and no further.

sjb25

KCAccidental wrote: »

So three foreign air forces in Irish airspace today. British, Russian and the usual Americans in Shannon!

You forgot the French aswell but was in Irish controlled airspace not sovereign airspace but really we Should let them all in and land if they like charge them landing fees sell them sticks of rock, shamrock and holy water.
then let them on playing kiss chase with each other none of them any threat to us

So no point us spending billions to have a couple of planes to join in the games

roundymac

jamo2oo9 wrote: »

Why? We are pretty much the most neutral country in the world. In the entire history, our country has never invaded nor gone to war against another country. We only represent our defence forces in UN peacekeeping and humanitarian missions.


We have an agreement with the RAF that they would protect us in the event of an emergency so air defence isn't needed.

And yet we try to hang them for landing at SNN without the right paperwork in place. What a country we are.

Pat Dunne

roundymac wrote: »

And yet we try to hang them for landing at SNN without the right paperwork in place. What a country we are.

One TD making "noise" about it, in a mostly empty parliament, on a quite news day is hardly representative of an entire nation.

roundymac

The Dept said it was raising the issue with their UK counterparts. It dos'nt take much for people to get the wrong idea.

KCAccidental

Pat Dunne wrote: »

I'm afraid you are incorrect this did not happen in "Irish airspace", as you put it. It happened in Irish controlled airspace, 50 nautical miles f the west coast of Ireland, which is not Irish sovereign airspace. The airspace is controlled by this state purely for air traffic control purposes and no other.

Irish sovereign airspace extends for a maximum of 12 nautical miles from the shoreline of this state and no further.

somewhat amazingly... I wasn't being entirely serious

Gaoth Laidir

Storm 10 wrote: »

I see that they flew down the West Cost of Ireland this morning it was on flight radar24, 4 Typhoons and a French aircraft involved.

Link
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/royal-air-force-jets-scramble-to-intercept-russian-bombers-circling-uk-and-ireland-35437672.html

More here
http://news.sky.com/story/raf-jets-scrambled-to-monitor-russian-bombers-near-uk-airspace-10761505

They didn't fly down the coast, they were well off to the west.

Excuse my ignorance but what's the significance of what they did? Is it that they flew in controlled airspace without a flight plan?

Pat Dunne

KCAccidental wrote: »

somewhat amazingly... I wasn't being entirely serious

Ah yes, must switch on my mind reading powers the next time you post.