F-35 jets intercepted Russian plane following UK carrier strike group, MoD says

A pair of F-35 B fighter jets land on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales, part of the UK’s Carrier Strike Group in the High North, off the coast of Iceland. (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

A Russian patrol aircraft “repeatedly approached” the UK’s Carrier Strike Group as it operated in the Arctic last week, and was intercepted by two F-35 fighter jets, the Ministry of Defence said.

The Bear-F plane dropped a series of buoys into the water near to the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier on Thursday last week, the MoD revealed.