Published on
06/07/2026 - 13:20 GMT+2
A Russian patrol aircraft staged "unsafe" activity near the UK's flagship aircraft carrier as it conducted NATO air defence operations off Iceland, Britain's defence ministry said on Monday.
The Bear-F plane "repeatedly approached" the carrier group last week, passing the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier "unnecessarily close" at low altitude and dropping numerous sonar devices nearby, according to the ministry.
Two UK F-35 warplanes were dispatched from the carrier to intercept and escort the patrol plane until it departed, it added.
