(Kerry
reported this on December 4th but was ignored by all Australian
media!)
Exclusive by Defence reporter Andrew Greene
Updated yesterday at 1:59pmSat 30 Dec 2017, 1:59pm
Defence personnel in Darwin were operating at "increased
readiness" earlier this month as Russian strategic bombers conducted
navigation exercises close to Australia, flying out of an Indonesian military
base.
Key points:
·
RAAF Base Darwin placed on a
"short period" of heightened alert
·
Russian Ministry of Defence
claims it "carried out air alert mission over neutral waters of south
Pacific Ocean"
·
Defence Department would have
been concerned about Russian intelligence collection, defence expert says
The ABC can reveal RAAF Base Darwin was placed on a "short
period" of heightened alert, while over 100 Russian personnel and several
aircraft were stationed at the Biak Airbase in Indonesia's eastern Papua
province.
During the five-day stopover two nuclear-capable Tu-95 bombers flew
their first ever patrol mission over the South Pacific, prompting concerns they
may have been collecting valuable intelligence.
The Russian Ministry of Defence claims its strategic bombers
"carried out air alert mission over neutral waters of south Pacific
Ocean" in a flight lasting more than eight hours.
In a statement to the ABC, Australia's Defence Department said "the
ADF maintains appropriate levels of readiness and posture to respond to
evolving circumstances," but did not specifically refer to the Russian
activity.
"There were no instances of
unalerted or unscheduled foreign aircraft operating in Australian airspace
during this period," the Department added.
Defence also insists RAAF Base Darwin was never in lockdown, but did
acknowledge "in early December there was a brief period of increased
readiness" at the facility.
Two Russian Ilyushin-76 transporters carrying 81 personnel arrived on
Biak island in Indonesian Papua on December 4, and were joined shortly after by
a pair of Tu-95 bombers, bringing the total number of deployed troops to 110.
Russian aircraft 'likely gathering Australian intelligence'
One of Australia's leading defence experts believes the Defence
Department would have been concerned about the ability of the long-range
Russian aircraft to collect intelligence during their visit to the region.
Executive director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute Peter
Jennings said this month's deployment was a significant step by Moscow.
"For the Russians to send a couple of aircraft this far down south
I think is really proving it's got the capacity for that long-range
reach," he said.
"It doesn't surprise me in the least that our own military forces
raised their alert levels in response.
"I'm sure there would have been concerns about Russian intelligence
gathering because they wouldn't have come this far south without wanting to
look at the one significant [United States] allied presence in this part of the
world, which operates out of [RAAF Base] Darwin and RAAF Base Tindall a little
further south."
ABC News
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