RAF fighter jets have been deployed to Romania's Black Sea coast in a desperate bid to protect the country's air space amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Four Typhoon jets are said to be located at an airbase near the Black Sea.
The Typhoons are usually based at RAF Coningsby and will be supported by 150 RAF personnel who form the Headquarters of an Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW).
According to the Ministry of Defence, the mission is a purely defensive operation and a permanent NATO mission that began in 1961 during the Cold War. It protects the security and integrity of all NATO Alliance member's airspaces, which are monitored by operation centres where it is assessed if an interception is required.
