British fighter jets intercepted two Russian aircraft in separate incidents earlier this week near NATO airspace, the UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
This is not the first time British라이브 바카라 RAF jets have been used to intercept Russian aircraft.
British fighter jets intercepted two Russian aircraft in separate incidents earlier this week near NATO airspace, the UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
On April 15, a pair of RAF Typhoons intercepted a Russian Ilyushin Il-20M "Coot-A" intelligence aircraft over the Baltic Sea. Two days later, another Typhoon pair intercepted an unidentified aircraft departing Kaliningrad airspace on April 17.
Both intercepts were launched from Malbork Air Base in Poland as part of the UK라이브 바카라 contribution to NATO라이브 바카라 enhanced air policing mission.
These were the RAF라이브 바카라 first interceptions since deploying to the region to help defend NATO라이브 바카라 eastern flank in coordination with Sweden.
The UK라이브 바카라 participation in NATO라이브 바카라 air policing mission is part of Operation Chessman, which involves RAF personnel operating from Malbork Air Base alongside Swedish forces—NATO라이브 바카라 newest member.
The undertaking follows Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's commitment to increase defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP.
Minister for the Armed Forces Luke Pollard said that the UK was "unshakable" in its commitment to NATO.
"With Russian aggression growing and security threats on the rise, we are stepping up to reassure our Allies, deter adversaries and protect our national security through our Plan for Change," he said.
Pollard added that the "mission shows our ability to operate side by side with NATO's newest member Sweden and to defend the Alliance's airspace wherever and whenever needed, keeping us safe at home and strong abroad".
This is not the first time RAF jets have been used to intercept Russian aircraft.
Last year, two Typhoons based at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland were scrambled after a Russian Bear-F bomber flew over the North Sea.
At the time, the MoD said the Russian reconnaissance plane had been detected in the UK's "area of interest", but had not been able to enter UK sovereign airspace.
Fifty Russian aircraft were also intercepted by RAF pilots based at Lossiemouth in 2023, when 21 aircraft were intercepted in a 21-day period. In a separate incident in 2023, Typhoon fighters and a Norwegian F-35A fighter aircraft were launched as part of NATO's response to a Russian aircraft near UK airspace.