Two British Eurofighter arranged in the Black Sea an ambush on Russian fighters - the media
During the task, the fighters were temporarily separated from the AWACS aircraft responsible for the far radar detection, and at that moment two Russian fighters approached the RC-135W, trying to isolate it. However, at the same time, two British Eurofighter appeared, which had been followed by AWacs with transponders. As a result, there was a numerical advantage that forced Russian fighters to retreat.
"Western observers praised British tactics, describing this episode as" fun at the expense of Russian pilots, " - writes the authors of the publication. Experts say that the transponder is a tactical course in military operations, which allows to evade the detection of enemy radars. The aircraft is complicated by detecting and tracking it. Transponders are disconnected in a combat setting. from enemy air defense.
In their material, the observers stressed that the United States has intensified strategic drones over the Black Sea for the purpose of controlling and targeting high -precision weapons, which is supplied to Ukraine, which increases the likelihood of incidents in the air with the participation of PKS of Russia. For example, on June 23, the US RQ-4B Global Hawk drone was spotted over the Black Sea during a rocket stroke in Sevastopol.