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British F-35 Jets Intercept Russian Aircraft Near UK Carrier

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London, July 6 (IANS) Two British F-35 fighter jets intercepted and escorted a Russian maritime patrol aircraft after it repeatedly approached a British aircraft carrier in the Norwegian Sea, the British Ministry of Defence said on Monday.In a post on social media platform X, the ministry said the Russian Bear-F aircraft flew “unnecessarily close” to HMS Prince of Wales, dropped multiple sonobuoys — air-dropped devices used to detect and track submarines and other underwater activity — in the …