Danish air force intercepts Russian bombers headed to Dutch NATO airspace t.co/ypsHdAgi0Z pic.twitter.com/1GIa81cKKL
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 14, 2023
The Danish air force has intercepted two Russian bombers that were identified over Denmark and flying towards the area that the Netherlands monitors for the NATO military alliance, the Dutch Royal Airforce said on Monday.
It added that Dutch F-16s were called into action Monday morning, but the Russian bombers were intercepted before they could enter Dutch NATO airspace and have now turned back.
🚨🚨🇩🇰🇷🇺 The Danish air force has intercepted two Russian bombers that were identified over Denmark. pic.twitter.com/VpDLayJGKI
— Terror Alarm (@Terror_Alarm) August 14, 2023
The Russian Bears were intercepted by the Danes. The bombers have now been reversed. The Dutch F-16s remained ready to guard the Dutch area of responsibility. In the meantime, the aircraft have landed again at Volkel Air Base.
The QRA was announced at 7.19am this morning. This doesn’t happen often, but today’s incident demonstrates the importance of rapid deployment. The F-16s are on standby 24 hours a day and can take off within minutes and intercept an unidentified aircraft.
h/t DOORBERT