RAF Typhoon fighters were scrambled to intercept two Russian Bear bombers on Wednesday amid warnings of an “unusual” spike in sightings of Moscow’s aircraft over Europe.
A pair of jets from RAF Lossiemouth escorted the bombers through British airspace to prevent them posing a threat to civilian aircraft while an RAF Voyager aircraft helped them refuel in mid-air.
The incident came as Nato warned of an increase in interceptions of Russian bombers, with four groups of aircraft picked up by European jets in the space of 24 hours.
Russia’s Armed Forces are estimated to be the second most powerful in the world, after the United States.
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