{"id":87961,"date":"2026-07-06T16:32:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-k-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-plane-near-aircraft-carrier-off-iceland\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:32:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:32:40","slug":"u-k-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-plane-near-aircraft-carrier-off-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-k-fighter-jets-intercept-russian-plane-near-aircraft-carrier-off-iceland\/","title":{"rendered":"U.K. fighter jets intercept Russian plane near aircraft carrier off Iceland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     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an ministry spokesperson said of Thursday&#8217;s incident in the Norwegian Sea in the so-called High North.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">While operating in the Norwegian Sea on Operation FIRECREST, the UK&#8217;s Carrier Strike Group was approached repeatedly by a Russian &#8216;Bear-F&#8217; maritime patrol aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft flew unnecessarily close to HMS Prince of Wales, dropped multiple sonobuoys nearby, and failed to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LLPgwo2VXA\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/LLPgwo2VXA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ministry of Defence \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 (@DefenceHQ) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DefenceHQ\/status\/2074070434652234138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The allegations emerged as the ministry said Defense Secretary Dan Jarvis and Icelandic Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir had visited HMS Prince of Wales over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Navy carrier is leading the group on a mission to defend the North Atlantic &#8220;against increasing Russian threats,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/uk-forces-protect-nato-with-aircraft-carrier-operations-in-high-north\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the ministry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The mission has seen F-35 jets conduct NATO air defense operations from a European aircraft carrier for the first time, and comes amid heightened tensions with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Military experts and European leaders say Russia has ramped up its &#8220;hybrid war&#8221; tactics in the strategic region.<\/p>\n<p>In April, two Russian jets &#8220;<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/uk-spy-plane-intercepted-russian-military-jets-black-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">repeatedly and dangerously<\/a><\/span>&#8221; intercepted a British surveillance aircraft over the Black Sea, according to the U.K.&#8217;s defense ministry.<\/p>\n<p>In June, a Russian frigate fired warning shots at a yacht crewed by a retired couple in the English Channel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We live in an increasingly dangerous and uncertain time, and it&#8217;s deployments like this, supported by allies and partners including Iceland, that improve our deterrence and defense as part of NATO,&#8221; Jarvis said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>In the statement, Gunnarsdottir added the deployment was &#8220;a clear demonstration of NATO&#8217;s enhanced presence in this strategically important region.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jarvis only took up his post less than a month ago after predecessor John Healey quit, accusing the government of failing to commit enough money in a modernisation plan to protect Britain.<\/p>\n<p>The stunning resignation prompted further last-minute wrangling for extra money for the 10-year Defense Investment Plan.<\/p>\n<p>Outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveiled the plan last week, announcing the government was aiming to spend almost $397 billion over the next four years.<\/p>\n<p>The proposals see an extra $20 billion being pumped into defense spending up to 2030, the year by which UK intelligence has suggested Russia could attack a NATO country.<\/p>\n<p>But it fell far short of the reported $37 billion the MoD had requested.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free 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