Tag: intercept

UK, German Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Plane Near Estonia

LONDON—British and German air force fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace, the UK Defense Ministry said Wednesday, amid mounting concerns about confrontation in the skies near Russia and Ukraine. The UK and Germany are conducting joint air policing missions in Estonia as part of NATO efforts to…


Authorities Still Attempting to Recover Wreckage From Unidentified Object Shot Down by NORAD: Mendicino

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says that efforts are still underway to recover wreckage from an object shot down by NORAD forces on Feb. 12. “It is important to highlight that the stretches of land in the Yukon where operations are being conducted are very remote, difficult to access, and especially given the current conditions,”…