RAF Typhoon jets are scrambled to intercept Russian bomber planes approaching British airspace
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Date: 2017-02-10

RAF Typhoon jets are scrambled to intercept Russian bomber planes approaching British airspace
British fighter jets dispatched after the Russian bombers flew near Scotland
Blackjack bombers skirted coast of Scotland before flying off the Irish Coast
RAF said planes entered UK 'area of interest' but did not enter British airspace
Comes amid rising tensions between Russia and NATO over Baltic exercises

RAF fighters were scrambled to monitor two Russian bombers which passed near UK airspace this morning.
The Tupolev TU-160 Blackjack bombers were in the UK's 'area of interest' but did not enter British territorial airspace, the RAF said.
Typhoon jets from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland and RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire were scrambled to keep watch on the bombers in the latest sign of Russian military activity close to the UK. 

The nuclear-capable Blackjack, the largest bomber aircraft in the world, were monitored coming from the north east and passed to the west of Ireland. 
The Typhoon fighters were supported by a Voyager tanker from RAF Brize Norton during the operation. 

A Royal Air Force spokesman said: 'We can confirm that quick reaction alert Typhoon aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Coningsby scrambled to monitor two Blackjack bombers while they were in the UK area of interest.
'At no point did the Russian aircraft enter UK territorial airspace.'
The French air force said two of its Mirage military aircraft escorted the two bombers down the French coast before handing over to Spanish military planes.

A French official said the incident was the fourth time Russian fighters had been intercepted on the French coast over the past two years. 
The mid-air engagement comes amid rising tensions between Vladimir Putin's Russia and NATO.
The United States is currently deploying thousands of soldiers and heavy weaponry in Poland, the Baltic states and southeastern Europe in its biggest build-up since the Cold War.
German troops and armour are also due to reinforce Lithuania this month as part of NATO's plans, which are designed to reassure European countries after Russia's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimea. 
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov said: 'This deployment is of course a threat for us. For the first time since World War Two we see German soldiers along our borders.'
The RAF and Royal Navy have been frequently called on to monitor Russian planes and warships in recent years.
In January, Type 23 frigate HMS St Albans was deployed to 'man mark' the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and its battlegroup as the vessels sailed close to UK territorial waters returning from operations supporting the offensive in Syria.
The Kuznetsov group had previously passed through the Channel last autumn on its way to the Mediterranean and was escorted by Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan and Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond.


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