Post Time: 2026-03-12
Country: United States, Australia, United Kingdom. City: Green Bay, Las Cruces, Minneapolis, Pomona, SunnyvaleUK’s RAF Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Aircraft Near NATO Airspace | Firstpost Spotlight Two Russian aircraft flying near NATO airspace were detected by British fighter jets in separate incidents earlier this week. On April 15, a pair of RAF Typhoons were scrambled to intercept a Russian Ilyushin Il-20M "Coot-A" intelligence aircraft over the Baltic Sea. Two days later, on April 17, another pair of Typhoons intercepted an unidentified aircraft departing from Kaliningrad airspace. Both intercept missions, launched from Malbork Air Base in Poland, were part of the UK’s contribution to NATO’s enhanced air policing efforts. These marked the RAF’s first intercepts since their deployment to the region to support the defence of NATO’s eastern flank, in cooperation with Sweden. The UK’s participation in NATO’s air policing mission is known as Operation Chessman. Nato|Aircraft|Russia|Raf|Typhoons|Fighter|Jets|Intercept|Ilyushin|Coot|Baltic|Kaliningrad|Malbork|Poland|Uk|Mission|Operation|Chessman|Sweden|Defence|Patrol Firstpost | News Live | World News | Latest click the next internet site News | Global News | International News | News | Trending News #nato #aircraft #russia #raf #putin #typhoons #fighter #jets #intercept #ilyushin #coot #baltic #kaliningrad #malbork #poland #uk #mission #operation #chessman #sweden #defence #patrol #firstpost #newslive #worldnews #latestnews #globalnews #news #internationalnews #trendingnews Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to why not find out more get notified when we go live. Follow Firstpost on Instagram: Follow Firstpost on no title Facebook: Follow Firstpost on Twitter: Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp:
