Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland followed the Russian Tupolev-142, a maritime reconnaissance aircraft known as the 'Bear-F' in NATO countries, as it flew over the North Sea
It comes days after the Royal Navy shadowed a Russia n frigate in the ChannelBritish jets were scrambled to monitor a Russia n reconnaissance aircraft flying close to UK airspace, the defence minister in London said on Friday.
It was the second time in three months that Russian ships and aircraft had been detected around UK airspace and waters within a week of each other. The Admiral Golovko, the newest member of Russia's Northern Fleet, is armed with hypersonic Tsirkon missiles. 'The sailors practised anti-submarine and anti-aircraft defence, and conducted a training rescue operation using Ka-27 helicopters.'
The Russian Northern Fleet ultra-modern frigate Admiral Golovko is armed with hypersonic Tsirkon missiles'The crew of the Admiral Golovko frigate of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet held exercises in the English Channel,' said Russian defence ministry TV channel Zvezda The 5,400-ton Admiral Golovko joined the Navy in December and is the third frigate in the Project 22350 series.
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is test-fired from the Plesetsk launchpad in northwestern Russia
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