The UK has intercepted two Russian jets over the Norwegian Sea after they ‘repeatedly approached’ the HMS Princes of Wales aircraft carrier.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said two Bear F maritime patrol aircraft dropped numerous sonobuoys not far from the UK’s Carrier Strike Group on July 2.
A sonobuoy is a small, expendable floating device dropped into the sea from an aircraft or ship to detect and track submarines.
The Russian planes were intercepted and escorted away from the carrier vessel by two UK F-35 jets from HMS Prince of Wales until it left the area.
It’s understood the Russian aircraft did not
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