RAF jets intercept Russian bomber over north Atlantic
{{date|August 22, 2007}}
[[Image:RAF jet intercepts Russian bomber.jpg|right|thumb|250px|One of the jets shadowing the bomber]]
{{w|Eurofighter Typhoon|Eurofighter Typhoons}} shadowed a [[Russia]]n {{w|Tupolev Tu-95}} "Bear-bomber" {{w|reconnaissance}} {{w|aircraft}} last Friday, which turned back before it reached [[United Kingdom|UK]] skies.  Two Typhoons were sent from {{w|RAF Coningsby}} in {{w|Lincolnshire}} to meet the Bear-H aircraft after the early warning radar system detected it heading towards UK territory, according to the {{w|Ministry of Defence}}.  The jets cover the UK Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) commitment together with {{w|Tornado F3}} aircraft based at {{w|RAF Leeming}} and {{w|RAF Leuchars}}.

{{w|President}} [[Vladimir Putin]] announced this week that Russia has resumed long-range patrols by its bomber planes for the first time since the end of the {{w|Cold War}}.

==Related news==
*{{wikinews|title=Russia to resume bomber patrols|date=August 17, 2007}}
*{{wikinews|title=UK fighters confront Russian bombers over international waters|date=May 13, 2007}}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1280809,00.html|title=RAF Jets Intercept Russian Bomber|author=Staff|pub=SkyNews|date=August 22, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/21/nraf121.xml|title=	
RAF Eurofighters intercept Russian bomber |author=Richard Holt|pub=Telegraph.co.uk|date=August 21, 2007}}

==External links==
*[http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/index.cfm?storyid=8C68E807-1143-EC82-2E21E47A5DA0BE64 RAF Website]

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One of the jets shadowing the bomber
Eurofighter Typhoons shadowed a Russian reconnaissance UK skies.  Two Typhoons were sent from
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