Belgian Air Force scrambles F-16s to intercept Russian Tu-160 bombers over North Sea

Two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers have been intercepted by a pair of Belgian Air Force's F-16 fighter jets after flying into Dutch airspace over the North Sea on Monday morning, January 15. The F-16s took off at 11:21 am (10:21 GMT) from Florennes AB upon request of the Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) in Uedem, Germany. Read more

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A Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber similar to those intercepted today over the North Sea
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