Landing of Russian bombers ‘of no significance’

One of the two TU-160 Russian Air Force bombers that landed at Waterkloof Air Force Base in Tshwane, 23 October 2019. Picture: Jacques Nelles

One defence analyst has hailed the landing of the Russian Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack bomber at Air Force Base Waterkloof as “historic” and “an interesting diplomatic move by Russia”, but military expert Helmoed-Romer Heitman yesterday described the move as “insignificant”. “So far, all three have shown their aircraft at air shows and used them to irritate, intimidate opponents or reassure friends. We have seen China’s bombers edging along the South Korean and Japanese air space.

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