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RAF Typhoon Jets Intercept Russian Bombers Flying North Of Scotland

The Typhoons launched from RAF Lossiemouth, one of the RAF's two Quick Reaction Alert stations, where RAF fighters are constantly available to respond to threats at a moment's notice Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots launched Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon fighters to intercept two Russian long-range maritime patrol bombers this morning as they transited north of the Shetland Islands within NATO’s northern air policing area. The Typhoon jets launched from RAF Lossiemouth, one of the RAF’s two QRA stations, where RAF fighters are constantly available to respond to threats at a moment’s notice in order to defend UK airspace. [Read Full Article]