By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal
LONDON (AA) - Britain said Wednesday it had scrambled two jets to monitor Russian jets approaching its airspace.
The two Russian ‘Blackjack’ Tupolev Tu-160 long-range bombers were detected on radar in international airspace off the northeast coast of the U.K., according to a statement from the Royal Air Force (RAF).
The Russian jets allegedly flew over Norway before heading toward the U.K. and over the North Sea.
A RAF spokesman said Typhoon jets were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth.
The incident took place as NATO forces are in Scotland for a training exercise named Exercise Joint Warrior.
“At no point did the Russian aircraft enter U.K. territorial airspace,” the spokesman added.