RAF Typhoons intercept Russian warplanes flying close to Nato airspace
The Royal Air Force (RAF) scrambled fighter jets last night to intercept a Russian military aircraft flying close to Nato airspace.
In the latest aerial stand-off, a Russian Navy Tupolev Tu-134 and two Sukhoi Su-27 flankers glided too near to Nato airspace last night.
The British air force shared photographs on Twitter last night of two RAF Typhoons jets in Estonia soaring through the sky to meet the Russian planes.
‘This evening, RAF Typhoons from 140 EAW in Estonia were scrambled to intercept a Russian Navy Tu-134 and 2x Su-27 ‘FLANKER’ Bs flying close to Nato airspace,’ the RAF tweeted.
‘The Russian aircraft failed to comply with international norms by not liaising with regional airspace control agencies.’
In one photo, a Typhoon jet can be seen closely following the larger Tu-134 with ‘Baltic Fleet’ written on the side.
The Typhoons were assembled from the 140 Expeditionary Air Wing in Estonia
Similar scenes unfolded last month when RAF Typhoons set off from an Estonian airbase to intercept a Russian Air Force IL-20 ‘Coot’ A spy plane and Su-27 ‘Flanker’ B bomber.
The Typhoons were joined by Swedish Air Force Gripens.
But just a day later, Typhoons were redeployed to intercept one AN12 ‘CUB’ and one AN72 ‘Coaler’ flying south from mainland Russia towards the Kaliningrad Oblast.
They were later re-tasked to meet with ttwo Tupolev Tu-22M ‘Backfires’ and two Su-30 SM Flanker H, also flying south from mainland Russia over the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea.
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