russian strategic bombers

Military leadership counterparts profiled

March 19, 2009

A recent flurry of activities from the Russian Federation, its armed forces and Cuba, i.e. Russian strategic bombers possibly using Cuban airfields and the possible reactivation of the Lourdes SIGINT facility, leads to a further inquiry on the Cuban military leadership

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Russian strategic bombers could use Cuban & Venezuelan airfields

March 14, 2009

Maj. General Anatoly Zhikharev, Chief of Staff of the Russian Air Force has told Interfax-AVN military news agency that Russia could use air bases for its strategic bombers in Cuba and Venezuela. He said: “There are four or five airfields in Cuba with 4,000-meter-long runways, which absolutely suit us.” San Antonio de Los Ba

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Crazy Ivans in Cuban waters

July 25, 2008

Stratfor provides analysis about the current strategic issue in the Western Hemisphere and poses the question: what about subs instead of planes in Cuba? Summary With rumors flying (along with subsequent denials) about the potential stationing of Russian military aircraft in Cuba, there is another possibility: the stationing of Russian submarines. It would be a [...]

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Right of Russian bombers

July 23, 2008

Via BBC Monitoring – Former Soviet Union: Russian experts think that the reaction of Gen Norton Schwartz, [nominated to be] the chief of staff of the US Air Force, to potential appearance of Russian strategic bombers in Cuba was “inappropriate”. “Russian strategic bombers have the right to use airfields in any country, including Cuba, if [...]

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