The flights take place at the end of a two-week period marked by unusually intense allied air activity along the Russian border, emphasizes UKDefenceJournal, an independent publication dedicated to news and analysis in the field of Defence.
Two RC-135W Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft, at least two P-8A Poseidon aircraft, and American refueling aircraft are conducting their operations near the borders of Russia, wrote UKDefenceJournal on Thursday.
The series of flights for the purpose of gathering information is somewhat unusual both in scale and composition, according to monitoring data from open sources.
UKDefenceJournal writes that it has monitored aircraft, which were operating from the United Kingdom and Iceland, overseeing Russian territory beyond the border.
Missions in the Baltic Sea, near the Russian base in Murmansk
Among these were a Rivet Joint ZZ666 reconnaissance aircraft of the Royal Air Force, an American RC-135W, another reconnaissance aircraft, and a KC-135R tanker aircraft, which ensured refueling.
A Rivet Joint aircraft of the United States Air Force is operating in the European Command area for the first time after a long period, flying near the complex of the Russian naval base in Murmansk.
It is likely that it operates with a fighter escort, considering the active presence of a convoy of tanker aircraft in the area.
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