Russia: Air Force

Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 10 January 2019.

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Photo of Madeleine Moon Madeleine Moon Chair, Defence Sub-Committee, Chair, Defence Sub-Committee

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence on how many occasions Russian aircraft not using an on-board transponder have been detected in (a) approaches to and (b) inside UK airspace in each of the last five years; and if he will make statement.

Photo of Mark Lancaster Mark Lancaster The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence

I am withholding details of the number of occasions Russian military aircraft were detected approaching UK airspace. The disclosure of this information would reveal details of the air defence of the UK which would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces. There have been no unauthorised incursions by Russian military aircraft into UK sovereign airspace.

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