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Why do always US jets fly near or in a way escort russian bomber are they afraid of an suprise attack or what:s ?
Watchdog.
F4, F14, F18... F22 recently, F35 soon.
What next? Will this bomber fly until spacefighter age? I would like to see such photo - this old bear and some kind of X-wing escorting it :D
Actually the F-35 is older than the F-22! :O
F-35: En.wikipedia.org
F-22: En.wikipedia.org
Why? Are you sure?
Anyway that is not my point. F-35 didn't escort "loud bear" yet =)
Reply to a description : well this is from wikipedia - NATO fighters were (and still are) often sent to intercept Tu-95s as they performed their missions along the periphery of NATO airspace, often in very close formation. -
I think its for monitoring situation and guarding NATO airspace, you know, if something happens... Or they just want to take photo with it :D