RAF fighter jets have intercepted Russian aircraft flying close to NATO airspace twice in a week.
Two RAF Typhoons were scrambled from Malbork Air Base in Poland on Tuesday (April 15) to intercept a Russian Ilyushin Il-20M “Coot-A” intelligence aircraft over the Baltic Sea.
Meanwhile on Thursday (April 17) another two Typhoons scrambled from the base, to intercept an unknown aircraft leaving Kaliningrad air space in Russia and close to NATO airspace.
The intercepts mark the RAF’s first scramble as part of Operation CHESSMAN and come just weeks after the aircraft arrived in eastern Poland to begin their deployment alongside Sweden in defence of NATO’s Eastern Flank as part of the UK’s contribution to NATO’s enhanced Air Policing in the region.
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UK fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft near NATO airspace twice in a week
- by: Olivia Sheed
- 04.20.25
- Source:
Newcastle Chronicle
- 04/21/2025
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