Good 40 times in 2018 may jagerpiloterne in the Fighter Wing Skrydstrups afvisningsberedskab come out, because the Russian military aircraft approached Danish airspace in the concerned degree.
this was stated by The defence command to the Extra Blade.
Thus, the continuation of the Russian air force to have a very high level of activity in the airspace around Denmark.
thus, There is a doubling of incidents in relation to 2016, where the Danish pilots had in the air 21 times to check the russians.
In 2017, the figure was at 37.
– We see clearly that the russians have increased the activities in this period – not least in the Baltic sea, where they can be quite intrusive. Denmark still has a strategically important location for Russia, because the fleet must be through the Danish waters, to get out of the Baltic sea.
– at the same time, we are seeing that there is a greater military activity in Kaliningrad, which is to increase the overall level of activity, says major Casper Børge Nielsen from Fighter Wing Skrydstrup to Ekstra Bladet.
the Major says that Russian military aircraft can also be seen more frequently in the North sea.
– We see them come in ‘packages’ of both bombers and fighters. We see it clearly as a show of strength from Russian side. They will show us how far they can fly, and that they are able to hit the us.
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