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June 29, 2022
11:09 AM GMT+2
Last Updated 26 min ago
Biden says U.S. changing force posture in Europe based on threat
He confirmed the U.S. will raise the number of destroyers in Spain to six from four
and said Washington will send two additional F-35 squadrons to Britain
and establish the 5th Army headquarters in Poland.
Had nothing to do with the war in Ukraine. Aircraft was flying from Serbia to Jordan (and later Bangladesh)
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/russian ... -aircraft/Russian jet released missile near RAF aircraft over Black Sea
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A missile was released from a Russian aircraft near an unarmed RAF plane on patrol over the Black Sea, the defence secretary has said.
Ben Wallace said the "potentially dangerous" incident happened on 29 September 2022 in international airspace.
Russia said it was the result of a "technical malfunction".
UK patrols over the Black Sea were suspended but have now resumed and are escortedby a fighter jet following Russia's response.
Mr Wallace told MPs the incident was not being treated as a "deliberate escalation" of the war in Ukraine by Russian forces.
The incident last month involved two Russian SU-27s and an unarmed RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint - a civilian-style aircraft.
Speaking in the Commons, Mr Wallace said that during an "interaction" one of the SU-27 aircraft "released a missile in the vicinity of the RAF Rivet Joint beyond visual range".
He said he expressed his concerns in a letter to the Russian defence minister.
The minister's reply on 10 October 2022 said an investigation had been conducted and found there had been a "technical malfunction" with the Russian plane, Mr Wallace said.
They also acknowledged the incident took place in international airspace, he added.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/202 ... -black-seaOctober 20, 2022
It is not unusual for aircraft to be shadowed, and this day was no different.
During that interaction, however,
it transpired that one of the Su-27 aircraft released a missile in the vicinity of the RAF Rivet Joint beyond visual range,
the total time of the interaction between the Russian aircraft and the rivet joint was approximately 90 minutes,
the patrol completed, and the aircraft returned to its base.
Thu 20 Oct 2022 12.41 BST
The UK defence secretary has revealed that a Russian fighter jet recently “released a missile” in the vicinity of a British aircraft over the Black Sea.
Ben Wallace told the Commons
the incident occurred in “international airspace over the Black Sea” on 29 September 2022,
adding that an
“unarmed RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint” plane was “interacted with” by two Russian Su-27s,
one of which “released a missile
in the vicinity of the RAF Rivet Joint beyond visual range”.
Wallace told the Commons that Russia blamed the missile release on a “technical malfunction”.
“The patrol completed and the aircraft returned to its base,” he said.
“In light of this potentially dangerous engagement,
I have communicated my concerns directly to my Russian counterpart, Defence Minister [Sergei] Shoigu,
and the chief of defence staff in Moscow.”
He added: “In my letter I made clear the aircraft was unarmed, in international airspace, and following a pre-notified
I felt it was prudent to suspend these patrols until a response was received by the Russian state.
“The reply by the Russian minister of defence on October 10 stated
they have conducted an investigation into the circumstances of the incident
and stated it was a technical malfunction of the Su-27 fighter.
They also acknowledge that the incident took place in international airspace.”
He concluded his report into the incident over the Black Sea by telling the Commons:
“The UK Ministry of Defence has shared this information with allies and,
after consultation, I have restarted routine patrols,
but this time escorted by fighter aircraft.
“Everything we do is considered calibrated with regard to ongoing conflict in the region and in accordance with international law.
“We welcome Russia’s acknowledgement
this was in international airspace,
and the UK has conducted regular sorties with the RAF Rivet Joint
in international airspace over the Black Sea since 2019 and we will continue to do so.”
October 18, 2022
The Royal Air Force provided one of its RC-135 surveillance aircraft
an escort of two Typhoons over the Black Sea today as the type monitored Russian forces in occupied Ukraine.
The deployment of British RC-135 surveillance aircraft on these missions is routine,
but they are very rarely escorted by Typhoon jets.
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France has announced that it will deploy Rafale fighter jets in Romania, to protect the airspace
Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă had a meeting at the headquarters of the Romanian Government with Sebastien Lecornu, Minister of the Armed Forces of France.
Prime Minister Nicolae-Ionel Ciucă met on Thursday, at the Victoria Palace,
with the Minister of the Armed Forces of France, Sebastien Lecornu,
in a context in which the high-ranking French official emphasized the continuation of air defense missions in Romania with Rafale fighter aircraft, in the execution of missions air police.
https://ac.nato.int/archive/2022/spainb ... irpolicing#BEZMER AIR BASE, SOUTHEASTERN BULGARIA,
11.11.2022 16:46
Six Eurorighter EF-2000 Typhoon of the Spanish Air and Space Force
are relocating to the Bezmer Air Force near Yambol on Friday,
the Bulgarian Defence Ministry said in a press release.
The Bulgarian MiG-29 fighters and the Spanish warplanes
will carry out joint assignments within NATO's enhanced air policing mission
at the Eastern flank of the Alliance between November 14 and December 2, 2022.
Bulgarian and Spanish fighter aircraft will jointly perform Air policing tasks from 14 November to 2 December 2022.
The Spanish Air Force has deployed around 150 personnel and 6 Eurofighter F-2000 Typhoon aircraft.
The mission will carry out measures on ensuring the security of NATO Allies
and will fulfil the tasks incorporated in the Standing Air and Missile Defence Plan
of the NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System (NATINAMDS).
News item | 22-12-2022 | 6:09 PM
8 F-35s of the Royal Netherlands Air Force are in Poland in February and March 2023.
4 fighter jets are available for surveillance of NATO airspace over Eastern Europe.
The other 4 go through a training program with allies, but can be deployed quickly.
The F-35s are stationed at Malbork Air Base in the north of the country.
The monitoring task consists of the so-called quick reaction alert .
The fighter jets can take off within minutes to intercept an aircraft.
This happens, for example, if an aircraft does not identify itself or approaches the airspace without permission.
2 F-35s permanently guard NATO airspace, the other two are reserve.
This way commitment is guaranteed.
RAF making serius things.
An A330MRTT orbiting over Romania near Constanta, and two RAF Eurofighter escorting and RC-135 Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft over the Black Sea.
The escort after a RU AF Su-27 Flanker launched a missile near an RC-135 aicraft in 2022.
Jan 6, 2023
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