RAF jets were seen flying over the west coast of Scotland after a quick reaction alert on Tuesday.
Two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth were sent from their base near Moray on Tuesday morning, using the 1307 squawk code, which signals NATO air policing.
The jets were seen crossing northern Scotland, and heading towards the Outer Hebrides.
Aircraft and satellite tracker, SkyScanWorld, reported that the scramble was possibly a practice operation involving a Dassault Falcon with tanker support from an RAF Airbus Voyager.
2 x #RAF Typhoons Airborne From RAF Lossiemouth 🏴 Using NATO Air Policing Squawk - 1310
— SkyScanWorld🛰️✈️ 📡 (@scan_sky) April 12, 2022
Possibly A Practice #QRA Involving -
Draken Europe - Dassault Falcon 20EW - G-FRAH - #FRA86 & Tanker Support From#RAF - Airbus Voyager KC2 - #ZZ330 - #TTN29 pic.twitter.com/RLY7IKXo8G
Quick reaction alerts are incidents that have occurred since the Cold War-era, and usually involve RAF crews shadowing military Russian aircraft flying near UK airspace.
RAF Lossiemouth has been contacted for comment.
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