The US Air Force recognized Russian aviation as the biggest threat to itself
The US Air Force has openly admitted that it considers Russia its biggest threat, writes International Business Times. The Americans want to transfer their most modern F-22 fighters to Europe for the so-called. containment of Russia.
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"The biggest threat, in my opinion, is what's happening with Russia and its activities," US Air Force spokeswoman Deborah James said at the Paris Air Show.
The frank admission came after the Pentagon began conducting air exercises in Europe with allies. Bombers, fighters and attack aircraft from the United States and NATO allies took part in the joint exercise.
James also unveiled the Pentagon's new vision for the air force. According to her, the United States is going to transfer fifth-generation F-22 fighters closer to the Russian borders.
The F-22 is the only fifth-generation fighter in service in the world (costing about $150 million apiece). The closest rival, superior in many characteristics, the Russian T-50, is not yet mass-produced. F-22s can destroy ground and air targets and bomb.
Moscow has already stated that it will take adequate retaliatory steps if the F-22s are deployed near Russian borders. Let us remind you that Russian troops have repeatedly clashed with the American military in airspace recently. In May, for example, a Russian fighter jet passed at high speed 10 feet above a US Air Force spy plane in international airspace over the Black Sea. In early June, the US Navy released a video showing a Russian Su-24 flying over a US guided-missile destroyer in the Black Sea. Russia has also promised to speed up the development of its T-50 fighter jet, which can compete with the F-22.
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