{"id":319759,"date":"2023-03-16T09:11:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T04:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=319759"},"modified":"2023-03-16T09:11:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T04:11:33","slug":"uk-german-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-plane-near-estonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/uk-german-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-plane-near-estonia\/","title":{"rendered":"UK, German fighter jets intercept Russian plane near Estonia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>air policing<br \/>\n LONDON<br \/>\nBritish and German air force fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace, the UK defense ministry said Wednesday, amid mounting concerns about confrontation in the skies near Russia and Ukraine.<br \/>\nThe UK and Germany are conducting joint air policing missions in Estonia as part of NATO efforts to bolster its eastern flank in response to Russia. Britain\u2019s defense ministry said the Typhoon jets responded Tuesday after a Russian air-to-air refueling aircraft failed to communicate with Estonian air traffic control. The Russian plane didn\u2019t enter the airspace of Estonia, a NATO member.<br \/>\nUK and German planes are patrolling together as part of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission until the end of April.<br \/>\nWing Commander Scott Maccoll, Commander of the RAF\u2019s 140 Expeditionary Air Wing, said \u201cit was great to see the UK and German elements operate as one team.\u201d<br \/>\nUK armed forces minister James Heappey said \u201cthis joint UK and German deployment in the Baltics clearly demonstrates our collective resolve to challenge any potential threat to NATO\u2019s borders, whilst demonstrating our combined strength.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>air policing LONDON British and German air force fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace, the UK defense ministry said Wednesday, amid mounting concerns about confrontation in the skies near Russia and Ukraine. 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