Russian fighter jet drops spy devices off HMS Prince of Wales' bow before being chased off by RAF jets
•A Russian patrol aircraft “repeatedly approached” the UK’s carrier strike group as it operated in the Arctic last week, and "dropped a large number of sonobuoys" nearby, according to the Ministry of D...
•TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say “The Bear-F passed at low altitude and unnecessarily close to HMS Prince of Wales and dropped a large number of sonobuoys in close proximity to the carrier.“This...
•The Russian aircraft was intercepted and escorted by two UK F-35 jets from HMS Prince of Wales until it left the area.”MORE TO FOLLOW...
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المصدر: GB News | Source: GB NewsA Russian patrol aircraft “repeatedly approached” the UK’s carrier strike group as it operated in the Arctic last week, and "dropped a large number of sonobuoys" nearby, according to the Ministry of Defence.
Two F-35 fighter jets warned off the Russian reconnaissance plane called a "Bear F" on July 2, with the Russian aircraft dropping small sonar buoy's, typically used for anti-submarine warfare or underwater acoustic research.
Despite attempts by the British forces to contact the Russian plane, there was no response from the Bear - which also flew low and close to the UK carrier group.
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: “While operating in the Norwegian Sea on Operation Firecrest, the UK’s Carrier Strike Group was repeatedly approached by a Russian ‘Bear-F’ maritime patrol aircraft.
TRENDINGStoriesVideosYour Say“The Bear-F passed at low altitude and unnecessarily close to HMS Prince of Wales and dropped a large number of sonobuoys in close proximity to the carrier.
“This activity was unsafe and unprofessional. The Russian aircraft was intercepted and escorted by two UK F-35 jets from HMS Prince of Wales until it left the area.”MORE TO FOLLOW...
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