The Norwegian Air Force Command scrambled two fifth-generation F-35 fighters to intercept two Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers, escorted by two Su-33 carrier-based fighters, in the High North, according to the Eurasian Times.
The Norwegian fighters took off from Evenes Air Station. The incident occurred on February 4, but it only became known later.
NATO Air Force Command stated that the F-35 pilots identified the Russian aircraft. They monitored the movement of the Tu-95MS and Su-33 at a safe distance.
Judging by the flight path, the Tu-95MS bombers, escorted by Su-33 fighters, likely took off from the Olenya airbase. Russian military aircraft regularly fly near NATO airspace.
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