UK Suspended Black Sea Air Patrol After Russian Missile Incident - DM

The United Kingdom suspended its regular air patrol over the Black Sea after a Russian fighter plane fired a missile near the UK aircraft on September 29, Defense Minister Ben Wallace said on Thursday.

Royal Air Force Typhoons intercept Russian aircraft near Baltics

Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets have carried out their first intercept of Russian aircraft in this round of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission (BAP).

That reported by Royal Air Force website.

Cyprus: Unprecedented security in place for Lavrov, Kerry visits

Unprecedented security measures will be in place during visits by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry to Cyprus this week, a Ministry of Justice and Security source said Monday.

Refugees Held on British Military Base in Cyprus Shouting 'Guantanamo'

Refugees held on a British Royal Air Force base on the island of Cyprus are pleading with Prime Minister David Cameron to grant them asylum in the UK and show "humanity", saying their captivity is like Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.

Britain to keep 114 migrants on its Cyprus bases

Britain will keep on one of its sovereign bases in Cyprus 114 migrants who came ashore last week at Akrotiri RAF base, reinforcing Prime Minister David Cameron's statement that it will not allow its Cyprus bases to become a new route of migration into Britain.

Helicopter crash kills two Britons in Afghanistan

Two British Royal Air Force personnel and three others died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Sunday, the defense ministry said in a statement.

RAF Holds Biggest Drills in 13 Years to Counter 'Russian Attacks'

British Royal Air Force held first such large-scale air combat exercises in 13 years to prepare for any mass enemy attack on the United Kingdom, including “Russian attacks,” The Sunday Times reported.