The French Defence Ministry confirmed that two bombers russians were escorted by aircraft gauls off the coast of his country, after having been previously followed by appliances norwegians and british, and before they did fighters Spanish.
Contacted by Efe, a spokesman for the Ministry did not say exactly if the planes the russians had invaded the air space French.
According to Paris, the aircraft, two Tu160 Blackjack, were detected to the north of Norway at 09.13 hours (07.13 GMT), prompting the launch of alert.
Two F16′s air force took off to escort the planes russians, who went to the north of Scotland.
At that moment, two Typhoon british took over and continued the trajectory of the Tu160, which outlined Ireland by the West in the direction of the French Brittany.
About the 13.57 (11.57 GMT), two Rafale French out of the military base Tours, in central France, to intercept the bombers russians about 100 miles from the coast of brittany.
When the planes were in front of the town of Mont-de-Marsans, in the southwest of France, the other two Rafale from the military base of the town took over the business, said the French Ministry of Defense.
Tu160 were heading west, jalonando the coast of portugal, where they were escorted by two F-18 Spanish.
“When they arrived in front of Bilbao, set course to the west of Ireland”, stated Defence.
French Ministry noted that these interceptions occurred “in star collaboration between the two centers of operation of the NATO in the north and the south, and the national center of air operations of Lyon-Mont Verdum”.
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