For the first time, the British and German air forces conducted joint patrols of the airspace of Estonia, which is part of NATO and borders on the Russian Federation.
Two Typhoon fighter jets, a British and a German, were scrambled after a Russian aircraft near the NATO border failed to contact Estonian air traffic controllers. It is reported by Sky News.
An RAF Typhoon fighter pilot from the RAF Bomber Squadron said they identified and tracked the Russian plane as it approached NATO airspace.
“As a fighter pilot, I was used to it, even when I was flying next to a colleague from Germany,” explained the British pilot, whose name was not released.
For the first time, the British and German air forces conducted joint patrols of the airspace of Estonia, which is part of NATO and borders on the Russian Federation.
German Typhoon fighter escorts Russian AN-148
According to Defense Department spokesman James Hippie, NATO continues to form the backbone of collective security. Joint British and German fighter patrols across the Baltic nation show a collective determination to counter any potential threats along NATO’s borders.
Typhoon intercepts Russian Il-787
Recall that the Russian Federation will try to pick up the wreckage of the MQ-9. According to Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, representatives of Russia will definitely deal with this.
In turn, the American media simulated the fall of a reconnaissance drone over the Black Sea. In the published footage, the Russian Aerospace Forces Su-27 fighter repeatedly flew over the MQ-9 drone and dumped fuel.
Earlier, Focus reported that Turkey was considering the passage of US ships to the Black Sea to pick up a downed UAV.
