Russian aircraft intercepted by RAF and German air force in 'routine' NATO mission
A Russian aircraft has been intercepted by British RAF and German fighter jets after it was identified near NATO airspace.aircraft after it failed to communicate with Estonian air traffic control close to the NATO nation's airspace.Confirming this, a Typhoon pilot from the RAF's Bomber Squadron, who was not named by the MOD, said:"As a fighter pilot this was a routine business, even though I was flying alongside a German colleague.
The pilot said they had identified and monitored the Russian jet as it"transited close to NATO airspace". Given it hadn't communicated with air traffic control, they intercepted it to ensure they knew"who they [were] and [to] maintain flight safety for all airspace users". It is the first time British and German air forces have teamed up to patrol the airspace in Estonia, which shares a border with Russia and is part of NATO.Typhoon intercepts a Russian IL-787 Midas
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