NATO jets were scrambled earlier this week to respond to Russian aircraft, including two Tu-22 strategic bombers. (file photo)
Radio Free Europe: NATO Official Says Jets Intercepted Russian Aircraft In European Airspace Nearly 300 Times In 2019
NATO jets intercepted Russian planes flying close to NATO airspace nearly 300 times in 2019, an alliance official said, amid a continuing upward trend of Russian and NATO aircraft encounters.
The official, who spoke on condition he not be named, told RFE/RL’s Bulgarian Service that Russian military aircraft activity in the Black Sea and other parts of Europe had increased since 2014.
"In 2019, allied aircraft took to skies 290 times to escort or shadow Russian military aircraft all across Europe," the official said in an e-mail on May 23.
He did not immediately respond to follow-up questions about encounters in past years.
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WNU Editor: 290 interceptions. That all?
3 comments:
That's all? How many got through that they don't know about? Yet they report this. These people are a bit like 7th graders "to stupid to know you are stupid." Unfortunaty national security policy is largely based on a 7th grade mentality. So, no that most definitely isn't all!! As you say "you can take that to the bank."
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