Russia monitors open airspace over U.S. territory
Russia monitors open airspace over U.S. territory
11/26/2012
Palm – said the Russian Defense Ministry is scheduled to begin Russian military inspectors flight during which the survey areas of the territory of the United States this week under the Open Skies Treaty International.
The news agency “RIA Novosti” Russian ministry spokesman as saying that survey will be conducted using the plane / Tupolev Tu 154 M / Ki 1 / over the territory of the United States during the period between the day and the third of December.
The trip will start from Travis Air Force Base in California to include 4250 km where that will specialize Ross, U.S. monitoring equipment on board as outlined in the International Covenant on open skies.
And determines the treaty, which entered into force on the first of January of 2002, a system for monitoring flights air is armed on the territory of the Member States of 34 also promotes openness and transparency in military forces and activities.
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