THE RUSSIANS PRACTICE RUN OF FIRST STRIKE WITH THE TUPOLEV TU-160 STRATEGIC BOMBERS GETS A SCRAMBLE FROM RAF TYPHOON JETS AFTER THE TWO RUSSIAN BOMBERS SPOTTED IN THE UK AIRSPACE

Royal Air Force Typhoon jets have flown from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept Russian 'Blackjack' aircraft flying in international air space.

RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) fighter aircraft scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland yesterday to meet two Russian aircraft.

The Typhoon pilots visually identified the two Russian aircraft and escorted them whilst in the UK area of interest.

Air to air refuelling (AAR) support was provided by an RAF Voyager aircraft from RAF Brize Norton.

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