Why NATO is afraid of Russian military exercises

[DARPA]

In peacetime, the army assigns each soul in exercises. In this case, any Russian military maneuvers cause NATO extremely nervous reaction is most similar to fear. Sometimes frightened not only officials and the press, but also military personnel. We found out why.


1. "Dry" against the "Aegis"

Meeting with Russian bomber destroyer of the US Navy, "Donald Cook" is worthy of a place in military textbooks as an example of effective mental attack. April 12 flew over the Black Sea with the Chelyabinsk airbase Shagol unarmed Su-24 became friendly with the new American warships equipped with cruise missiles and modern command and control system "Aegis". After the meeting, "Cook" quickly went to the Romanian port of Constanta, where, according to media reports, 27 sailors from the crew of the destroyer submitted a letter of resignation. April 14 Pentagon made ​​an emotional statement in which the flight of the Su-24 was named in violation of military traditions and international treaties.


What is so excited about the Americans? The system of "Aegis", which is equipped destroyer, is the last word in terms of technology to detect and destroy targets on water and in the air. Radars, missile guidance systems, and all the ships that are running, it brings together in a single network like naval Internet. Radars "Aegis" can simultaneously track and direct rocket hundreds goals are thousands of miles apart. Overall, a great system.

But flew to "Donald Cook" Su-24 instead of bombs and missiles carrying container station EW "Khibiny". Having become acquainted with the ship, "Khibiny" off his dodgy radar, combat control circuits, data communication system - in short, turn off all the "Aegis" as we turn off the TV by pressing the button on the remote. After that, the bomber made ​​a conditional missile attack on the blind and deaf destroyer. Then another and another - only 12 combat visits.

More "Donald Cook" in Russian waters is not approaching. And his successor in the Black Sea NATO ships too.


2. The Russian are coming!

Circling American ships - a long and glorious tradition of Russian pilots. In Soviet times, the strategic missile carriers Tu-95 sneak unnoticed to US aircraft carriers in the Atlantic, at low level flight passes over their deck, and showed pictures of the technique in the portholes friendly gestures. At the naval language it is called to demonstrate the flag. Meetings took place in international waters, and from the point of view of international law were absolutely innocent.


Do not submit the same to the Court on the United States after August Northern Fleet ships found in the border waters of the Barents Sea, a US submarine class "Virginia" and 27 minutes forced her to leave the area. All study: one to penetrate, to detect and deter others. Someone is obtained, someone asked.

Each flight of Russian bombers near the borders of the US and its allies causes outrage in NATO. Climb interception fighters, then make a fuss in the media. In the end, the podium of NATO in Brussels raised some important official and called the incident "another provocation by Russia." Meanwhile such flights - from Chinese, say, Borders - US bombers carried out regularly. And there are conducted extensive exercises. And at the eastern borders of Russia loitering reconnaissance aircraft of the US Navy Lockheed P-3C Orion and our MiG-31 are raised to intercept. And nobody objects - all learn.

Incidentally, unnerving West Tu-160 flying away from Russia - not only combat training or demonstration of the flag. Interception supersonic strategic missile - very expensive. If the "White Swan" supersonic - cruising mode, then from catching his fighters such speeds require all forces - at least afterburner. That is detrimental to engine life. And for the F-22 Raptor each such flight turns repair his precious literally stealth coating.


3. Where are we?

Sometimes, the Russian military is no need to scare colleagues from NATO or Western journalists - for them it is successfully doing themselves NATO members. Most recently, the residents of a small Polish town Groot, 220 kilometers north of Warsaw, on the verge of panic, finding on rapeseed field near the city of foreign military helicopters.

Remembering WWII old thought that the Germans invaded again, young people - what are Russian. Especially because of the helicopters got soldiers in alien form and began to wander through the town, trying to find out from the passers-by, where they found themselves. Asked in English.

Helicopters were American, got lost on the way back to the place in Latvia exercises. Six UH60 Black Hawk flew to the Polish airbase at Miroslavtsa, but behind the main group and lost. Finding the farmer understand a little in English, the pilots launched a map and asked to show the place where they are. He showed a mayor Groote gave Americans booklets describing local attractions.

One of the most spectacular moments of the exercise (not counting the forced landing "Black Hawk" on rapeseed field) was landing in 500 people in the Latvian airport Lielvarde. "But there's NATO military even know where to fall," - said military analyst El Mundo.