"RAF Typhoon jets will be deployed within days to shoot down drones over Poland and other Nato allies in eastern Europe if necessary, after last week's incursion of 19 uncrewed Russian aircraft into Poland. The British fighters, based at Coningsby in Lincolnshire, will join Nato's new Eastern Sentry mission working alongside French, German and Danish counterparts who are acting as reinforcements for Dutch F-35s and Polish F-16s."
"John Healey, the defence secretary, said Nato was responding with unity and strength to the threats and that Typhoons would be ready to attack Russian drones flying over Nato countries if required to do so. If you've got drones that are putting Polish lives at risk, then Nato will take the action to take them out, Healey said, adding the Typhoons were part of a broader mission to defend Nato airspace."
RAF Typhoon jets will be deployed within days to shoot down Russian drones over Poland and other NATO eastern allies if necessary. The Typhoons, based at Coningsby in Lincolnshire, will join NATO's Eastern Sentry air-policing mission alongside French, German and Danish reinforcements supporting Dutch F-35s and Polish F-16s. The deployment can extend to Romania if deemed necessary. Nineteen unarmed Russian drones crossed into Poland as part of a broader attack on Ukraine, prompting jets to scramble and Patriot systems to activate, with only three or four drones shot down. Tekever plans to build a factory, invest up to 400m and create hundreds of jobs supplying reconnaissance drones to European militaries.
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