RAF raised to escort Russian bombers – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, April 14 – RIA Novosti. Air Force of Great Britain have been raised in the air on alert after a near air space were recorded Russian bombers, said the British Defense Ministry. It is reported by Reuters.

“The Russian air accompanied by the Royal Air Force of Great Britain in the zone of interest” – a statement quoted by the press office.

Earlier, US media reported that the Russian Su-27 flying dangerously close to an American spy plane. At the request of the Pentagon spy plane followed by its regular route when a Russian fighter jet to intercept it “unsafe and unprofessional manner”, which could be deadly for the American crew.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major-General Igor Konashenkov, April 7 at 13.18 (MSK) duty air defense forces of the Baltic Sea was discovered by an unknown aerial target, which is surely heading towards the Russian border. From the forces on duty was raised by Su-27, which flew to the unknown aircraft several times made it circled, identified as a reconnaissance plane RC-135U US Air Force and its tail number, as reported by the command. After a detour American spy Russian fighter aircraft the US Air Force changed course and went to the Russian border, while in the US overflight reconnaissance any emergency situations was not.