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		</div><p>RAF fighter jets intercepted a Russian aircraft near Estonia on Sunday, the British Ministry of Defence has said.</p>
<p>The Typhoon jets closed in on a Russian IL-76 military transport aircraft that was flying close to Estonian air space.</p>
<p>The RAF jets were operating from Amari Air Base in Estonia, the MoD said as it shared photographs of the mission.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">On Sunday <a href="https://twitter.com/RoyalAirForce?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RoyalAirForce</a> Typhoon fighter jets operating from Ämari Air Base in Estonia launched to intercept a Russian IL-76 military transport aircraft that was flying close to Estonian airspace <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeAreNato?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeAreNato</a> <a href="https://t.co/5aeytFNmRC">https://t.co/5aeytFNmRC</a> <a href="https://t.co/1hFJM6DHR9">pic.twitter.com/1hFJM6DHR9</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Ministry of Defence ð¬ð§ (@DefenceHQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1156236553867452416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 30, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>“This is standard protocol for aircraft that might not be communicating with air traffic control or on a recognised flight plan.”</p>
<p>The pilot, from XI (Fighter) Squadron, attached to 121 Expeditionary Air Wing (EAW), added: “We continued to escort the transport aircraft as it transited in a north direction, away from Estonian air space.”</p>
<p>Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said: “As this latest quick reaction alert (QRA) demonstrates, the RAF are frequently called upon to use their world-class skills and capabilities to help police and protect the skies over the Baltics.”</p>
<p>The RAF is deployed on Operation Azotize in Estonia in support of Baltic air policing.</p>
<p>It was the 14th QRA scramble and intercept since the RAF took over enhanced air policing from the German Air Force on May 3 as part of Baltic air policing.</p>
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