Tupolev Tu-16 flies over USS Hewitt. Wikimedia
Washington Free Beacon: Russia Dispatching Blackjack Bombers to Venezuela
Nuclear-capable jets to bolster leftist Maduro regime.
Russia is deploying nuclear-capable Tu-160 Blackjack bombers to Venezuela this week as part of an increasingly provocative pattern of bomber training flights, according to American defense officials.
At least two Blackjacks will fly from a strategic forces air base in Russia to Venezuela as part of a series of training exercises that will include long-range refueling, said officials familiar with Russian plans for the flight.
The bomber foray to South America will be Russia's seventh training flight for Blackjack bombers in the past three months.
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WNU Editor: This follows a Chinese navy ship visiting Venezuela 3 months ago .... China navy ship makes maiden visit to Venezuela after Maduro visit (Reuters). Am I the only one who sees a pattern here?
