One of the jets shadowing the bomber Eurofighter Typhoons shadowed a Russian Tupolev Tu-95 "Bear-bomber" reconnaissance aircraft last Friday, which turned back before it reached UK skies. Two Typhoons were sent from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire to meet the Bear-H aircraft after the early warning radar system detected it heading towards UK territory, according to the Ministry of Defence . The jets cover the UK Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) commitment together with Tornado F3 aircraft based at RAF Leeming and RAF Leuchars . President Vladimir Putin announced this week that Russia has resumed long-range patrols by its bomber planes for the first time since the end of the Cold War .
One of the jets shadowing the bomber shadowed a Russian "Bear-bomber" last Friday, which turned back before it reached UK skies. Two Typhoons were sent from in to meet the Bear-H aircraft after the early warning radar system detected it heading towards UK territory, according to the . The jets cover the UK Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) commitment together with aircraft based at and . Vladimir Putin announced this week that Russia has resumed long-range patrols by its bomber planes for the first time since the end of the .
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