* Typhoons scrambled from Lossiemouth after two Russian bombers were tracked by RAF near 'area of interest'
* Comes a day after RAF aircraft were involved in a mid-air standoff with four Russian bombers over North Sea
* Dramatic incident was hours before Russian president Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke
* Tensions are ratcheting up over Ukraine, with Putin massing 30,000 troops near the country's border
* Includes Spetsnaz special forces, backed by fighter jets, anti-aircraft systems and tanks, alliance has warned
The RAF today scrambled Typhoon fighters to intercept two more long-range Russian bombers approaching UK airspace, just a day after jets escorted four others away from the coast of Scotland.
The Typhoons were launched from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland, after two Russian Tu-95 Bear F aircraft approached the UK's airspace.
The fighter jets, supported by a Voyager air-to-air refuelling tanker from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, intercepted the Russian aircraft before they could reach the 'UK area of interest' and escorted the bombers off the coast of Scotland, a spokesman said.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 3, 2022
UK scrambles jets to intercept 4 Russian military planes -- AP
Russia is 'flexing muscles unnecessarily' as RAF intercepts bombers, UK Minister tells LBC -- LBC
More Russian forces mass near border, but still not ready to attack: Ukraine -- AP
140 Russian Navy Warships Drilling Across Europe, Middle East as Ukraine Tensions Simmer -- USNI News
France reveals intelligence on whether Russia set to invade Ukraine -- RT
As the Russian threat grew, U.S. intelligence ties to Ukraine deepened -- Yahoo News
No clear return date for troops headed to Europe amid Russia threats -- Military Times
On the ground with paratroopers deploying to back NATO amid Ukraine crisis -- Military Times
US Military Equipment Ready in Europe For Deploying Forces -- Defense One
U.S. F-18s carry out Adriatic-to-Baltic training run -- Public broadcasting of Latvia
US Navy carrier Ford to go on unusual deployment this year -- Defense News
Navy Wants to Buy Two Arleigh Burkes a Year While Developing DDG(X) Concept -- USNI News
Navy kicks out more than 100 sailors for refusing COVID-19 vaccine -- Military Times
Navy Shifts COVID-19 Strategy on Ships To Adhere to CDC Guidance as Omicron Variant Surges -- USNI News
We finally have photos showing what the Army’s high-tech goggles can do -- Task & Purpose The B-21: Stealth Bomber, and...Dogfighter? -- National Interest
Budget uncertainty ‘throttles’ MDA’s development of a hypersonic missile interceptor -- Defense News
Pentagon requests information from clean energy suppliers in push to reduce emissions -- The Hill
Former Navy captain pleads guilty to taking nearly $68,000 in bribes -- The Hill
‘Nervous’ wandering chicken caught at US Pentagon security checkpoint -- The Guardian
Drop in Public Trust in Military Officers Portends Danger -- Thomas Spoehr, Daily Signal
XB-70: The last of America’s ‘higher and faster’ bombers -- Alex Hollings, SandBoxx
We need a Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft as soon as possible -- Army Times
America Isn’t Ready for Russia’s Battlefield Nuclear Weapons -- James Ragland & Adam Lowther, RCD
US gives military helicopters to Croatia, Russia arms Serbs -- AP
Report: U.S. military needs a better way to buy commercial satellite imagery -- Sandra Erwin, Space News
US needs to temper reliance on at-risk undersea internet cables, satellites can help: Aerospace -- Breaking Defense
French Carrier Charles de Gaulle Leaves for 2022 Deployment with U.S. Destroyer -- USNI News
Germany mulls end of military mission in Mali -- DW
Israel joins Saudi Arabia, Oman in US-led naval exercise -- The Hill
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