British fighters to begin patrolling in Black Sea airspace

19:06, 01.05.2018

RAF Eurofighter Typhoons will begin patrolling in the Black Sea airspace with the official given permission to become involved in NATO mission.

The North-Atlantic Treaty Alliance underlined during the official reception in Romania, under Brexit conditions, it is important that Great Britain remained faithful and strong member of NATO.

The RAF will carry out its enhanced air policing role in the region from May until September. The deployment, confirmed by the Secretary of State for Defence at the end of March 2018, is part of a long-standing continuous peacetime mission undertaken by NATO allies.

The RAF is no stranger to the NATO air policing mission, it has deployed Typhoons to the Baltic States in recent years to protect NATO airspace in the region.

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