The two Tu-160 strategic bombers that visited Venezuela (and later Nicaragua) last week returned to the Engels base on 5 November.
The Blackjack bombers took off from Maiquetia airport in Venezuela and landed at their homebase about 15 hours later; the return trip included aerial refueling by Il-78 tankers over the Norwegian Sea.
However, as the aircraft returned to Russia, details about the alleged violation of the Colombian airspace by the two Tu-160 supersonic bombers on their way to Nicaragua emerged.
According to Webinfomil.com website, on 1 November, at about 11:00, the two aircraft, registration and XM94115 XM94104, entered Colombian airspace and were detected by the San Andrés radar.
Lacking the diplomatic clearance to cross Colombia’s airspace, the two Tu-160s were intercepted by two Colombian Air Force Kfir fighter planes approximately 80 miles from Barranquilla.
According to the FAC the interceptors escorted the Russian bombers for about 5 minutes until they left the Colombian airspace.
Follow the link below to see the article and the targeting pod video.
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