Norway Fighter Jets Shadowed Tu-160 Bombers On Route To Venezuela - Russian Military

Norway Fighter Jets Shadowed Tu-160 Bombers on Route to Venezuela - Russian Military

Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers were shadowed by F-18 fighter jets of the Norwegian Air Force at certain stages of their flight to Venezuela, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 10th December, 2018) Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers were shadowed by F-18 fighter jets of the Norwegian Air Force at certain stages of their flight to Venezuela, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.

The ministry earlier reported that two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers landed on December 10 at the Simon Bolivar International Airport in Venezuelan capital of Caracas.

"At certain stages of the flight, the Tu-160 bombers were followed by F-18 fighter aircraft of the Norwegian Air Force while the flight was carried out in strict accordance with the international rules on the use of airspace," the ministry's press service said in a statement.