Russian Bear aircraft drops sonobuoys close to UK Carrier Strike Group
A Russian Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft performed an unsafe, low-altitude flyby of the HMS Prince of Wales in the Norwegian Sea, dropping sonobuoys near the carrier. UK F-35 jets intercepted the aircraft, which was likely probing for submarine activity.
A Russian Tu-142 (NATO Reporting name ‘Bear-F’) maritime patrol aircraft flew low and close to Royal Navy flagship, HMS Prince of Wales, in the Norwegian Sea, dropping tens of sonobuoys in the carrier’s vicinity before being escorted away by jets from the carrier. Here we briefly consider why Moscow risks such unsafe manoeuvres and what it signals about Russian intent in the High North
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