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<p>Russian military aviation has never entered British Sovereign Airspace without
permission.</p><p>The RAF has identified, intercepted and escorted Russian military
aircraft transiting through international airspace in the vicinity of the UK. Russian
military flights can present a potential safety concern to other airspace users because
of their practice of not communicating with air traffic control agencies with regard
to their intentions, not filing a flight plan or not transmitting a recognisable secondary
surveillance radar transponder code. Their activity therefore needs careful monitoring,
which is why we intercept such flights.</p><p>The UK works closely with our Allies
to keep NATO's airspace safe and secure and to enable a co-ordinated NATO air policing
response.</p>
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