The UK Ministry of Defence says Russian aircraft intercept a British RAF unarmed surveillance plane near the Black Sea in what it describes as a “dangerous” interaction. The aircraft involved is a Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint, according to the UK statement. The MoD says the Rivet Joint was carrying out a “routine international flight” at the time of the incident, and that it was operating in international airspace. Al Jazeera reports the same episode occurred last month, when the plane was conducting surveillance related to NATO’s eastern flank. Both sources present the incident as an intercept of a British intelligence aircraft by Russian jets, occurring over the Black Sea, and both cite the Ministry of Defence as the source for the description and context of the mission. The available accounts focus on the UK’s characterization of the encounter and the mission’s purpose, while providing limited detail on the specific maneuvers or on any response from Russia.
Russian jets intercept British RAF spy plane over Black Sea
The UK Ministry of Defence says Russian aircraft intercept a British RAF unarmed surveillance plane near the Black Sea in what it describes as a “dangerous” interaction. The aircraft involved is a Boe...
- The incident involves Russian jets intercepting a British RAF unarmed surveillance aircraft over the Black Sea.
- The British aircraft is a Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint, according to the UK Ministry of Defence.
- The UK says the plane is on a “routine international flight.”
- One report says the incident occurred last month while the aircraft was operating to support NATO’s eastern flank.
- The accounts describe the interaction as “dangerous,” as characterized by the UK Ministry of Defence.
The incident came last month when unarmed Rivet Joint plane was securing NATO's eastern flank in international airspace.
3 months agoThe unarmed Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft was conducting a "routine international flight" during the incidents, the Ministry of Defence says.
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