RAF Lossiemouth Typhoon fighters were scrambled to intercept a Russian military aircraft after it was seen operating near UK airspace.
The incident, which happened on Sunday, April 30, saw the Russian aircraft approach north of Scotland and fly in international airspace over the Norwegian Sea and North Atlantic Ocean.
Typhoon jets as well as a Norwegian F-35A fighter aircraft were also launched as part of NATO’s response to the Russian aircraft - a Tu-142 Maritime Patrol aircraft. The air force confirmed that at no point did the Russian aircraft enter UK sovereign airspace.