RAF fighters scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft off Scottish coast
Two fighter jets scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth.
Two RAF fighter jets have been scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray this morning.
At around 10:30 on Thursday morning MIL_Radar, an air force monitoring twitter account, reported the RAF planes were shadowing two Russian aircraft off Scotland’s north coast.
An RAF spokesperson:
“RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon aircraft were launched today from RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Coningsby.
“This was a routine response to intercept two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack bombers approaching UK airspace.
“The aircraft were monitored throughout and at no point entered UK sovereign airspace.”