Russian jets have repeatedly challenged NATO jets in 2023

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, in 2023, Russian military fighters and planes repeatedly challenged NATO fighters and forced them to intercept missions.

website «Air Force” reported on Tuesday, NATO air forces intercepted Russian military aircraft more than 300 times in 2023. These interceptions mostly occurred over the Baltic Sea.

According to this report, since the end of 2020, NATO planes have intensified their reconnaissance flights near the Russian border and Moscow has repeatedly warned that such flights by US and NATO planes near the country’s border bring the risk of escalation of tension.

America and its allies fly Russia’s borders try to collect information about Russian military movements, which have repeatedly been met with the timely response of the Russian air fleet. Unpredictable maneuvers of Russian planes were carried out. The vast majority of these confrontations were carried out in accordance with the aviation patterns. He said: “NATO fighters are on duty day and night and are ready to fight in case of suspicious or unannounced flights near the allies’ airspace. Air patrols ensure the security of our allies.”

In response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine, NATO has significantly strengthened its air defenses along its eastern flank. did This reinforcement includes additional fighters, surveillance flights and air defense.

The Russian Air Force also uses MiG-31 fighters to intercept NATO jets. The MiG-31 is a fighter plane, an ultrasonic interceptor. This fighter has a much more advanced radar than the MiG-25 radar and has a radar-guided missile with at least twice the range of the R-40 missile.

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