MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A Mikoyan MiG-31 supersonic interceptor aircraft of the Russian air force has intercepted a Norwegian maritime patrol aircraft in the airspace above the Barents Sea, the Russian Defenсe Ministry’s National Defenсe Control Center said on Thursday.
“On 3 September, the Russian airspace control systems detected an aerial target approaching Russia’s state border in the airspace above the neutral waters of the Barents Sea,” the center said, adding that a MiG-31 jet was scrambled to prevent a violation of the state border.
According to the press release, the Russian pilot identified the target as a Lockheed P-3 Orion maritime surveillance aircraft belonging to the Norwegian air force.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
