UK fighter jets intercept Russian plane close to Nato airspace

The UK’s Ministry of Protection (MoD) introduced on Sunday that Royal Air Power (RAF) fighter jets intercepted Russian plane flying near the airspace of Nato (North Atlantic Treaty Group).
Based on the ministry, RAF fighters intercepted the Russian plane as a part of the UK’s contribution to Nato’s enhanced air policing within the area.
The UK MoD mentioned in a press release, “Two RAF Typhoons had been scrambled from Malbork Air Base in Poland on Tuesday to intercept a Russian Ilyushin Il-20M ‘Coot-A’ intelligence plane over the Baltic Sea. While on Thursday, one other two Typhoons scrambled from the bottom, to intercept an unknown plane leaving Kaliningrad air house and near Nato airspace.”
It added, “The intercepts marked the RAF’s first scramble as a part of Operation Chessman and are available simply weeks after the plane arrived in jap Poland to start their deployment alongside Sweden in defence of Nato’s Japanese Flank.”
“Operation Chessman” is the UK’s involvement in Nato’s enhanced air policing.
‘Unshakable in our dedication to Nato’
Minister for the armed forces, Luke Pollard, mentioned the UK is “unshakeable in its dedication to Nato.”
Pollard said, “With Russian aggression rising and safety threats on the rise, we’re stepping as much as reassure our allies, deter adversaries and shield our nationwide safety by means of our Plan for Change. This mission reveals our capacity to function aspect by aspect with Nato’s latest member Sweden and to defend the alliance’s airspace wherever and each time wanted, holding us protected at residence and robust overseas.”
The UK has deployed six Storm jets and practically 200 personnel from the 140 Expeditionary Air Wing is its newest contribution to the navy alliance’s air policing efforts. This follows profitable operations in Romania and Iceland final yr.
Below the Storm programme, the MoD and RAF assist greater than 20,000 jobs throughout all areas of the UK yearly.