RAF fighters scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft off Scottish coast

Two fighter jets scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth.

RAF Typhoon fighter jet. Picture: MoD

Two RAF fighter jets have been scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray this morning.

At around 10:30 on Thursday morning MIL_Radar, an air force monitoring twitter account, reported the RAF planes were shadowing two Russian aircraft off Scotland’s north coast.

An RAF spokesperson:

“RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon aircraft were launched today from RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Coningsby.

“This was a routine response to intercept two Russian Tu-160 Blackjack bombers approaching UK airspace.

“The aircraft were monitored throughout and at no point entered UK sovereign airspace.”