The UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Typhoon jets deployed in Romania have flown to North Macedonia to participate in NATO’s major exercise Swift Response.
The RAF’s Typhoons were deployed in Romania as part of Operation BILOXI last month.
The RAF No. 3 Fighter Squadron’s Typhoon fighter jets are based at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base on the Black Sea.
These jets and the Romanian Air Force took part in enhanced air policing and vigilance activities on behalf of the military alliance.
Some 40 other aircraft also took part in the exercises over the Krivolak training area in North Macedonia.
The RAF’s Typhoons carried out a simulated strike coordination and reconnaissance sortie.
RAF Typhoon pilot flight lieutenant Travers said: “Conducting coordinated strikes between Typhoon and Apache proved to be excellent training and helped to develop understanding on both sides of the utility of two very different aircraft, and their capabilities.”
The exercise commenced when a team of British Army Pathfinders conducted a high-altitude low-opening parachute jump from a C-17 Globemaster transport tactical aircraft.
During the defensive operations, the Typhoon fighter jets arrived to take part in the exercise. Other deployed aircraft from the RAF include C-130J Hercules and Chinook helicopters.
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