For the second consecutive day, British Typhoon fighters from southcentral England escorted a pair of Russian Tu-95 Bear F bombers out of Britain’s area of interest, a designation for the area of airspace that surrounds Britain’s sovereign air, Reuters reports.
“Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighters based at RAF Lossiemouth supported by a Voyager from RAF Brize Norton were scrambled today against aircraft approaching the UK area of interest,” a Royal Air Force spokesperson said.
Russia has been making incursions into American and British controlled airspaces for the last three months, with American planes from Alaska scrambling to head off the Russian aircraft.