The open skies Treaty: Russian spy plane can now fly over military bases and the US to photograph them
Russian reconnaissance aircraft Tupolev 154 (Tu-154M-IT), based at air force base Travis in Northern California since last week, has access to restricted airspace unavailable for passenger aircraft of the United States. Jet spy plane flying under the open skies Treaty (DON) between the United States and the Russian Federation, which entered into force in 1992. Under this agreement, an unarmed military aircraft of both countries are allowed to fly over…