UK Air Force stated that British fighters intercepted two Russian anti-submarine Tu-142 aircraft near the country’s airspace. This reports RIA Novosti.
According to the application of the British military, with the air base in the Scottish city of Lossimemouth (Lossiemouth) were raised into the air to intercept and monitor the Russian aircraft fighters Typhoon. The violation of the borders is not reported.
Previously, the Deputy Head of the US Air Force Headquarters General Clinton Hainaut said that last year the United States intercepted the record number of Russian military aircraft from Alaska since the Cold War. So, according to him, now there is a tendency of climate warming in the Arctic, which contributes to the growth of activity.
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