RAF jets dispatched after Russian bombers approach UK airspace By Stephen Walsh February 17 2016, 5:21 pm February 17 2016, 5:21 pm Share RAF jets dispatched after Russian bombers approach UK airspace Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/uk/837318/raf-jets-dispatched-russian-bombers-approach-uk-airspace/ Copy Link The type of Russian bomber that is being escorted away from UK airspace RAF Typhoons have been dispatched to intercept two Russian aircraft approaching UK airspace. A Ministry of Defence spokesman has confirmed the Russian Tupolev TU 160 supersonic bombers are in the country’s “area of interest”. The jets, which are part of the UK’s quick reaction alert, were dispatched from the airforce’s Coningsby base, in Lincolnshire. The bombers are being escorted south across the North Sea. The UK’s airspace covers a 12-mile radius out from the UK coastline.
