Russian nuclear bombers skirt NATO airspace, triggering response from fighter jets

A group of Russian military aircraft, including two nuclear bombers, triggered NATO’s Quick Reaction Alert system on Tuesday as it skirted Norwegian airspace and flew near the north of Great Britain. The Norwegian news organisation iFinnmark was first to report on the group, comprised of two Tu-160 Blackjack strategic bombers, two Il-78 Midas tankers and three MiG-31 fighter jets. The Blackjacks, which date back to the era of the Soviet Union.

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