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<p>There have been no unauthorised incursions by any foreign military aircraft into
sovereign air space around the UK, which projects 12 miles off shore or to mutually
agreed mid-points between adjacent nations over narrow straits such as the Straits
of Dover. The UK civil air traffic region and the NATO Air Policing Area, which the
UK has responsibility for monitoring, include large areas of international airspace
through which foreign military traffic may legally transit.</p><p>The airspace around
and approaching the UK is permanently monitored and RAF Typhoon Quick Reaction Alert
aircraft stand ready to scramble and intercept aircraft approaching the UK if required.</p>
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