Exercise Saber Strike - Advanced Info/Discussion

[Steveb23]

How come the Buffs don't show on Planeplotter?

[powerslave]

He's on 277.625 at 15.40.

Ian

[apgphoto]

How come the Buffs don't show on Planeplotter?

I managed to get a brief position fix, but you need a receiver that can interpret Mode A/C so you can use Beamfinder (Plus)

[Thunder]

Where's CLAW12 just now, clearish skies up here in the North of Scotland

[Topol-M]

CORE11/12 not CLAW

[Thunder]

Will he maintain FL250 or is he likely to drop low level at any point?

[Sean Mac]

Will he maintain FL250 or is he likely to drop low level at any point?

Currently descending to 8000ft over parts of Scotland.

Sean

[Thunder]

Where abouts?

[Topol-M]

It's just come up here to get a good wash

[Thunder]

Well if he comes up to Inverness he'll get dried.

[Thunder]

Unidentified large a/c approx 5miles West of Inverness heading low level South West parallel to the Great Glen, is this him?

[RichC]

Why are you putting this here when there is a Heads Up/OTT for it.
Exercise Sabre Strike has not started yet, these bombers are not on the exercise yet so their movements shouldn't be posted in here until then, surely?

[GT3ZZZ]

I, like many, am sick of all the misinformation and speculation that seems to be surrounding this Exercise. That said, I couldn't let this go...

The Atlas B747F coming in from Whiteman was certainly a tease, although what Tony & OpsJockey have explained is entirely plausible, the GPUs could be universal ones and I believe no B-2 specific support equipment was seen being unloaded from it.

That said, the cargo unloaded from the 747 was all put in the B-2 hangars for storage, as opposed to towed over to the B-52 pans. (Not that the three Buffs need any more equipment than they already have!)

And I'm pretty sure the National B757 (Which is not cargo, but a full passenger configuration) does appear to have come from Whiteman, as this FR24 replay clearly shows it climbing out of the Missouri area... http://www.flightradar24.com/data/fligh ... 6/#37eed58

The cargo, fair enough. But bringing crews over from Whiteham? I can't see they've got much to do at Fairford with the current aircraft that are on the deck.

Lets see what happens tomorrow afternoon :-)

[SamP]

Lets see what happens tomorrow afternoon :-)

Indeed!

[loobyloo]

That's exactly what it is .dave

[sonicbenj]

Just had CLEAN 11 on 252.875 "with two in trail"

[joost900]

Just had CLEAN 11 on 252.875 "with two in trail"

ID ANG A-10's on way back. not connected to B-2's

[EGDR]

Is everyone still convinced this is just an exercise?

Absolutely. It's not the first time it's been held. Research it!

[sonicbenj]

Just had CLEAN 11 on 252.875 "with two in trail"

ID ANG A-10's on way back. not connected to B-2's

Apologies, thanks Joost, getting over excited here!

[The Phantom]

Is everyone still convinced this is just an exercise?

What else would it be?