RAF Typhoon warplanes took off towards a Russian Aerospace Force Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft flying in international airspace over the Norwegian Sea. It has been reported TASSWith reference to the UK Air Force press service.
According to him, Typhoon was alerted from Scottish Lossiemouth airbase to intercept the Tu-142 aircraft flying near British airspace on April 30.
“The Russian aircraft never entered the sovereign airspace of the United Kingdom,” the press service said.
They noted that the Norwegian F-35A fighter jet also took off as part of the NATO response to track this Tu-142.
Earlier, the British Air Force reported that it was with a German fighter jet. Accompanied Russian plane near Estonian airspace.