Revealed: Four European nations scrambled air forces to intercept nuclear-capable Russian Blackjack bombers that flew from Norway to Spain last month
RAF Typhoons scrambled to meet Russian planes off Shetland islands
Four nations were involved in the intercept – France, UK, Norway and Spain
The Russian bombers are capable of carrying up to 16 nuclear missiles
Spanish media have said it is the furthest south they have seen bombers
By GARETH DAVIES
DailyMail.com
5 October 2016
Two Russian Blackjack bombers were intercepted flying back and forth to Northern Spain from the direction of Norway, it has emerged.
Four nations – Norway, the UK, France and Spain – all deployed their own jets as the TU-160 planes skirted the airspace of each country, flying around the UK.
Spanish media have said it is the furthest south an operation like this has had to take place.
Norway was the first to detect the two Russian jets and scrambled two F-16 fighters to accompany them towards the north of Scotland.
Two RAF Typhoon jets then scrambled to intercept Russian Tupolev Tu-160 Blackjack bombers just off the coast of Scotland.
Typhoon aircraft were launched from RAF Lossiemouth in northern Scotland during the incident, but the Ministry of Defence said the Russian jets did not enter UK airspace.
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