Cyprus News | Syrian MIG-29 Jets Test Cyprus Air Defences

Cyprus News | Syrian MIG-29 Jets Test Cyprus Air Defences

As recently reported in NCFP, two British Typhoon jets based at RAF Akrotiri were scrambled and Turkish F-16 jets were sent to investigate. It now turns out that the RAF jets were scrambled to intercept Syrian MIG-29s which, although in international airspace, were thought to be testing Cyprus air defences. The Syrian jets did not leave international airspace and so avoided a confrontation.

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