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Originally Posted by Captain Drunk
What more worthy task could an SR 71 have had over Russia than to just take a snap of the frightening Foxbat on the ground  |
Well, TU-95's have pretty good range. It doesn't take much more than local flight activity from SA bases in Anadyr' or Tiksi to hit Alaska. Kinda worth spying on, considering the strategic importance of Alaska, especially during the cold war.
And why not more talk of the Mig-31? It's still one of the fastest (if not THE fastest) interceptor the Russians have. Mach 2.83