ITV News – March 7, 2020
Russian TU-95 bomber escorted by RAF Typhoon. Click to enlarge
Six RAF fighter jets were scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft on Saturday after they tried to enter British airspace, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The unidentified aircraft were tracked heading towards the north west coast of Scotland, prompting the air force to deploy three pairs of Typhoons from its Quick Reaction Alert programme.
Two pairs of Tornadoes were dispatched from RAF Lossiemouth close to Moray in north-east Scotland, while the third flew from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.
Flying in formation, two pairs approached the aircraft before withdrawing, while the third pair finished the job of forcing them to change course.
A Voyager tanker, the air-to-air refuelling aircraft – from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, was also deployed to support the mission.
The unidentified aircraft were later revealed to be Tupolev Tu-95 Bears – Russian aircraft used both as strategic bombers and long-range maritime patrol planes.
The total number of Russian aircraft involved in the incident has not been revealed.
“This was a routine response to Russian aircraft approaching UK air space and was coordinated with several other Nato allies,” and RAF spokesman said.
RAF Lossiemouth tweeted: “At no point did these aircraft enter UK sovereign airspace.
“The Russian aircraft were shadowed by our Typhoons, along with (Quick Reaction Alert) aircraft from our @NATO partners in Norway and France.”
It added: “We are ready to respond to any unidentified aircraft and potential airborne threats, 24/7/365.”
In April last year, Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth were scrambled twice in five days to prevent Russian military planes entering UK airspace.
During the same period, jets from RAF Coningsby were also deployed to a separate incident involving Russian aircraft.
Last summer, RAF fighter jets were deployed several times to see off Russian planes encroaching on Estonian airspace.
At the time, RAF personnel had been participating in Operation Azotize, a four-month deployment in the Baltic country, to support the Nato Baltic Air Policing mission.
Russia frequently uses its warplanes to intimidate the smaller country and test the strength of its response.
Lets assume the Russians are indeed intending to enter British airspace…..What could be their purpose other than to test what reaction would take place?.
A simple warning that after X date Russian military aircraft entering British airspace are liable to be shot down…..
There is of course another possible explanation….the global elites are deliberately ramping up tensions……in order to provide a “legitimate ” reason for the outbreak of hostilities…for the long planned third global conflict.
Another bonus would be to take the heat off the elites from the public….???
It just does not seem rational that Russia would undertake needless provocation…..unless it is in response to war games on their borders…..??.
RAF is Mickey Mouse compared to USAF, yet they can respond to this Russian bomber. Planes flying into Twin Towers and Pentagon? Bit of an obvious discrepancy methinks?
What utter CRAP ! The “nato” Unborn Baby murders have been monitoring the Wonderful Russians since circa 1949. I spent 9 years at Kinloss bored to death doing it. It’s hysterical ! You idiot Brytz lay a finger on Russia and they will ionize you in seconds. Go and make friends with them and save your stoopid country Billions ! They are not interested in a country full of FAGGOTS, FAT unwashed Drunken Dykes and millions of muslies ! Waken up !
First the Brits (NATO pays) sent soldiers into the Arctic. Why? provocation.
Then Brits are training UkroNazis how to murder Russians and with what means. The Brits sell weapons as well.
The Brits are bilding tensions in Iraq, Libya, Syria, Greece, Eastern Europe, provocating Russia in the “soft” way, Scandinavia, Asia (Iran, Pakistan, Yemen, Thailand, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Iran, Yemen, Indonesia.
The Brits could not gain and reign Afghanistan in history and today. They lost the war.
The Brits are still responsible for District of Criminals also know as DC, a state on the east coast of USA.
The Brits want to rule Europe like in the good old “Divide and Conquer” days with everything attached to that kind of actions.
Buddy Churchill is their example. He was a star in it.
The Empire is still up and running, make no mistake about it.
The people of Britain and Northern Ireland, wonderful islands, where I used to go on holidays to the British Isles in my younger days, are nice, helpful and friendly people.
McLer you are speaking to a few receptive ears in a huge fragmented, dumbed-down population which is controlled by a huge fragmenting, dumming-down media and deep state, which listens to no one down here.
As folks note above, what a BS headline. I am confident that Russia had NO INTENTION to ‘try to enter UK airspace.”
I am amazed that the RAF fuel card didn’t bounce. When the Royal Navy sends a ship to Scotland, because of some approaching Russian ship, the first thing the RN has to do is clear the fuel payment and then fuel a ship… then they have to locate the most recently trained crew, most RN bodies have never been to sea & in one year, not one single frigate was put to sea, so bankrupt is this country.
If a place was deserved of being called missile food then Britain would be it.