British fighter jets found two Russian planes flying near NATO airspace earlier this week in a separate incident.
On April 15, a pair of RAF typhoons were fought to intercept Russian IL-IL-IL-20M “COOT-A” smart aircraft on the Baltic Sea, while two other typhoons intercepted an unknown aircraft and left the Kaliningrad space on April 17.
The two interceptions taken off from the Malbok Air Base in Poland are part of Britain's contribution to NATO's enhanced air policing.
They are the first interception by the RAF to work with Sweden since the plane arrived in the region to begin defending the eastern side of NATO.
Britain is involved in NATO's enhanced air policing, known as Operation Chessman, and has seen NATO's latest member Sweden deployed personnel from the Royal Air Force in Malbok.
The cause is the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's commitment to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP.
Armed Forces Minister Luke Pollard said Britain's commitment to NATO is “unshakable”.
“With the growing aggressiveness of Russia and the rise of security threats, we are stepping up our guarantees to ensure our allies, block our opponents and protect our national security through our plans for change,” he said.
Mr Pollard added: “The mission demonstrates our ability to fight alongside Sweden, the latest member of NATO, and defend the alliance’s airspace anywhere and whenever needed, thus ensuring that we are safe at home and abroad.”
