The RAF has been scrambled to intercept two long-range Russian bombers over the North Sea.
The Tupolev Tu-160s, known to NATO as Blackjacks, were monitored on January 15 as they flew past Norway and Denmark and near the Netherlands.
Guardian: RAF fighters intercept two Russian bombers near UK airspace
A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft makes a very-low altitude pass by the USS Donald Cook (DDG 75),an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, operating in the Baltic Sea April 12, 2016. A United States Navy Destroyer operating in international waters in the Baltic Sea experienced several close interactions by Russian aircraft on April 11 and 12. USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) encountered multiple, aggressive flight maneuvers by Russian aircraft that were performed within close proximity of the ship. On April 11, Donald Cook was conducting deck landing drills with an Allied military helicopter when two Russian SU-24 jets made numerous, close-range and low altitude passes at approximately 3 p.m. local. One of the passes, which occurred while the Allied helicopter was refueling on the deck of Donald Cook, was deemed unsafe by the ships commanding officer. As a safety precaution, flight operations were suspended until the SU-24s departed the area. (AFP)
