United Kingdom Combat Airplanes have intercepted in recent days Two Russian aircraft flew near the NATO airspaceas the British Ministry of Defense reported on Sunday in a statement.
On Tuesday, April 15, two Typhoon aircraft of the Royal British Air Force (RAF) left the Malbork area base, in Poland, to intercept A Russian intelligence plane Ilyushin Il-20m ‘Cooot-A‘That the Baltic Sea flew over, according to the note.
Likewise, two days later two other Typhoon took off from the aforementioned base to intercept an “unknown” plane that came out of Kalinningrad airspacethe Russian enclave located between Poland and Lithuania and approached the airspace of the Atlantic Alliance.
These two missions are part of the First deployment of the RAF within the so -called Chessman Operationas part of the British contribution to the improvement of NATO air surveillance. British planes arrived in the East Region of Poland just a few weeks ago to start their deployment with Sweden in defense of NATO eastern flank.
The United Kingdom Labor Government announced at the end of February its commitment to increase defense expense to 2.5% of British GDP before 2027, in The greatest military assignment since the end of the Frí WarA, in response to the global situation created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“The United Kingdom maintains an unwavering commitment to NATO. Given the growing Russian aggression and the increase in security threats, we intensify our efforts to reassure our allies, deter adversaries and protect our national security,” the British Secretary of State for the Armed Forces, Luke Pollard, said in the note.
“This mission demonstrates our ability to operate side by side with Sweden, the most recent member of NATO, and to defend the airspace of the alliance where and when necessary, keeping us safe at home and strong abroad,” he added.
