RAF fighter jets were scrambled to a Russian military aircraft spotted flying close to UK airspace. Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray took to the skies over the North Sea to closely monitor an approaching Russian Bear-F aircraft on Thursday ...

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RAF fighter jets scrambled as Russian military plane flies over North Sea towards Britain - Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland were ordered to monitor a Russian Bear-F aircraft

RAF fighter jets were scrambled to monitor a Russian military aircraft near UK airspace. Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland tracked a Russian Bear-F aircraft as it flew over the North Sea on Thursday, the Ministry of Defence confirmed.

The incident comes after the Royal Navy shadowed Russian military vessels passing through the English Channel over the past week.

This is the second time in three months the Royal Navy and RAF have detected Russian ships and aircraft within a week of each other

The Royal Navy also shadowed Russian military vessels passing through the English Channel this week, officials said.

The UK scrambled its fighter jets because of a Russian plane near its borders. The Russian plane did not violate British airspace, Sky News reports. The Royal Air Force aircraft were scrambled on Thursday,

British fighter jets were sent to intercept a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying close to U.K. airspace, the Defense Ministry said Friday. Two Royal Air Force Typhoon jets from Lossiemouth, Scotland,