U.K. and Germany Intercept Russian Aircraft Near NATO Airspace.

The British and German air forces carried out their first joint interception of a Russian aircraft near NATO airspace, intercepting an Il-78 refueling plane near Estonian airspace. The jets were then redirected to intercept a Russian An-148 regional jet airliner that was allegedly flying close to Estonian airspace. The reported interceptions are part of NATO’s Baltic air policing mission that member countries carry out on a four-month rotational basis.