The air and sea military alarm this week was the second time in three months that British troops detected Russian ships and aircraft appearing within the same period.

RAF fighter jets were scrambled to a Russian military aircraft spotted flying close to UK airspace. Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray took to the skies over the North Sea to closely monitor an approaching Russian Bear-F aircraft on Thursday, the Ministry of Defence said.

RAF Typhoon fighter jets have been scrambled after a Russian military aircraft was detected flying near UK airspace. The aircraft, identified as a Bear-F reconnaissance plane, was monitored as it flew over the North Sea within the UK’s area of interest. However, the Russian plane did not enter UK sovereign airspace at any point.

British jets tracked a Russian aircraft flying close to the country's airspace, the Royal Air Force said on Friday, days after the Royal Navy also detected Russian military ships passing through the English Channel.

RAF fighter jets were scrambled after one of Vladimir Putin’s reconnaissance aircraft was detected flying near to British airspace. Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth were deployed from Moray to keep watch of the Russian Bear-F plane as it flew dangerously close over the North Sea.