Armed Forces Minister Mark Lancaster has visited RAF Coningsby, one of the two bases from which RAF fast jets rapidly launch to protect UK skies… In the last month alone RAF Typhoons have scrambled on four occasions to respond to Russian aircraft posing a risk...
RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon fighter aircraft scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth today to monitor two Russian Blackjack bombers approaching UK airspace and not talking to air traffic control, making them a hazard to all other aviation… Defence Secretary...