saxitoxin wrote:PWN, has the news there carried the report yesterday of Canada's aging F-18's managing to get airborne long enough to chase back Federation Blackjack's probing Newfoundland? I just saw it this morning on RT over breakfast. What perspective are they schilling there? Or any?
I don't really watch Russian news. Unfortunately I don't understand enough of it yet, though I doubt the news media would even mention it they tend to avoid news that makes Russia either A:look mean, or B:does not involve Putin or Medvedev somehow. They made a fuss about it in Canada the defense minister had a press conference and everything. I suspect to justify the purchase of new fighter jets, which I think are justifiable those CF-18's aren't getting any younger.