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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Feb 2, 2022, 03:59 PM Feb 2022

UK scrambles jets to intercept 4 Russian military planes

LONDON (AP) — Britain's Royal Air Force said Wednesday that it scrambled fighter jets in response to four Russian military aircraft approaching the United Kingdom.

The force said four Russian strategic bombers were “intercepted and escorted,” adding that they did not enter U.K. airspace at any point.

The Typhoon jets took off from British air force bases in Lossiemouth, northeast Scotland, and they were joined by a Voyager air-to-air refueling tanker launched from Oxfordshire, England.

Authorities did not provide further details on the operation.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/uk-air-force-scrambles-jets-133603225.html

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UK scrambles jets to intercept 4 Russian military planes (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 OP
Britain is known for their ability to defend their airspace. dchill Feb 2022 #1
Putin is playing chicken. Texaswitchy Feb 2022 #2
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