RAF aircraft are involved in a mission to intercept an unknown aircraft in the skies over Scotland.
The Voyager tanker refuelling aircraft transmitted a 1321 code that refers to "Nato air policing" activity which "aims to preserve the security of Alliance airspace".
A Typhoon jet is also involved in the "quick reaction alert mission to intercept unknown aircraft.
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— Intel Air & Sea (@air_intel) February 2, 2022
QRA active,
Voyager tanker heading north squawking NATO Air Policing. Notably Russian strategic bomber communications have been active today so probably in relation to Russian activity pic.twitter.com/X2FxyW11JB
Russian strategic bomber communications have been active today with at least three Russian bombers understood to be in the air with the support of three tanker planes and an A-50 AWACS early warning and control aircraft.
RAF interception exercises involving Russian aircraft are not out of the ordinary.
Two Portuguese F-16s launched from RAF Lossiemouth at a similar time but these aircraft are understood to be heading to Iceland.
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