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		</div><p>Six RAF fighter jets were scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft on Saturday after they tried to enter British airspace, the Ministry of Defence has said.</p>
<p>The unidentified aircraft were tracked heading towards the north west coast of Scotland, prompting the air force to deploy three pairs of Typhoons from its Quick Reaction Alert programme.</p>
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<p>Two pairs of Typhoons were dispatched from RAF Lossiemouth close to Moray in north-east Scotland, while the third flew from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire.</p>
<p>Flying in formation, two pairs approached the aircraft before withdrawing, while the third pair finished the job of forcing them to change course.</p>
<p>A Voyager tanker, the air-to-air refuelling aircraft – from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, was also deployed to support the mission.</p>
<p>The unidentified aircraft were later revealed to be Tupolev Tu-95 Bears – Russian aircraft used both as strategic bombers and long-range maritime patrol planes.</p>
<p>The total number of Russian aircraft involved in the incident has not been revealed.</p>
<p>“This was a routine response to Russian aircraft approaching UK air space and was coordinated with several other Nato allies,” and RAF spokesman said.</p>
<p>RAF Lossiemouth tweeted: “At no point did these aircraft enter UK sovereign airspace.</p>
<p>“The Russian aircraft were shadowed by our Typhoons, along with (Quick Reaction Alert) aircraft from our @NATO partners in Norway and France.”</p>
<p>It added: “We are ready to respond to any unidentified aircraft and potential airborne threats, 24/7/365.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our Typhoons were supported by a Voyager tanker from <a href="https://twitter.com/RAFBrizeNorton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RAFBrizeNorton</a>, Weapons Controllers &; Surveillance from <a href="https://twitter.com/rafboulmer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@rafboulmer</a>, and Air Traffic Controllers from <a href="https://twitter.com/RAFSwanwick?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RAFSwanwick</a>.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SecuringTheSkies?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SecuringTheSkies</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreNATO?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreNATO</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/QRA?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#QRA</a> 2/4 <a href="https://t.co/kHzbyka6Zj">pic.twitter.com/kHzbyka6Zj</a></p>
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<p>The last time aircraft from Quick Reaction Alert were deployed to deter what were believed to be Russian military aircraft from UK airspace was August last year.</p>
<p>In April, Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth were scrambled twice in five days for the same reason.</p>
<p>During the same period, jets from RAF Coningsby were also deployed to a separate incident also involving Russian aircraft.</p>
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<p>Last summer, RAF fighter jets were deployed several times to see off Russian planes encroaching on Estonian airspace.</p>
<p>At the time, RAF personnel had been participating in Operation Azotize, a four-month deployment in the Baltic country, to support the Nato Baltic Air Policing mission.</p>
<p>RAF jets were again called to the assistance of Estonia in February of this year.</p>
<p>Russia frequently uses its warplanes to intimidate the smaller country and test the strength of its response.</p>
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