RAF Typhoons scrambled to intercept Russian jets buzzing Nato airspace
The response saw the pair of British and German Typhoon jets react to aIt was escorted after failing to communicate with Estonian air traffic control.Norweigan
F-35s were quickly deployed to head off two Russian military aircraft - a MiG-31 and NOR F-35 - in international airspace. It came as British pilots conducted joint air policing missions in Estonia alongside the German air force for the first time as the UK prepared to take over the lead in Nato missions in the country, which borders Russia.
The Ministry of Defence stressed the "routine" nature of the mission, but it comes amid tensions between the West and Russia over the
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