Rare Russian electronic warfare planes intercepted by NATO aircraft

Two Russia’s Il-22PP electronic warfare aircraft were intercepted and escorted by NATO fighter jets during a flight over neutral waters over the Baltic Sea. The story was first reported by The Aviationist, which cited a statement from NATO’s Combined Air Operations Centre that NATO scrambled Spanish Eurofighters and Italian F-35s on Thursday 29 July 2021 […]

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