Well, I guess this happens quite a lot. No doubt we don't hear about UK and USA jets nearing Russian airspace! Remember the U2 spy plane? No doubt the USA, China and Russia have plenty of high resolution spy satellites that we hear nothing about.
Like in any war or cold war, don't believe all you read as it is likely to be rather one-sided. During the Vietnam War we all believed the USA was whiter than white. History tells us otherwise. It is often a good idea to check news from several sources, preferably from sources other than just western media.
See http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-42697065/uk-jets-intercept-russian-bombers-near-uk-airspace
Happens all the time, I think at least every month. Most of the time they are Tu-05 bear bombers. But in this case it was in the news because it was a newer model. 73, Bas
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