RAF Typhoons intercept two Russian ‘Bear’ bombers flying near UK in daring swoop

RAF TYPHOONS intercepted two Russian “Bear” bombers flying near the UK in a daring swoop. The two jets scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth to chase down the Cold War-era planes sent by Vladimir Putin. One of the Typhoons pictured flying alongside the Russian ‘bear’ bomber near Scotland Minister for the Armed Forces, James Heappey, said: “RAF crews at Lossiemouth maintain a constant watch over UK airspace and are always ready to take action at a moment’s notice to keep our country safe. “Pilots launched in their Typhoon jets to intercept two Russian long-range bombers this morning, monitoring them as they passed north of the Shetland Islands, ready to counter any potential threat to UK territory.”