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UK MoD denies tabloid reports RAF ‘ready to shoot down’ Russian planes over Iraq and Syria
Monday, October 12, 2015 17:47
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UK media allegations that RAF pilots in Iraq had been authorized to shoot down Russian fighters in case of imminent threat have prompted a response from Moscow. Britain’s military says there is “no truth” in the reports.
The initial report was published by The Daily Star and The Sunday Times. It claimed that an “unidentified source” in the British military told the media that Royal Air Force’s Tornado GR4 involved in Operation Shader in Iraq against Islamic State from now on are going to be armed with ASRAAM (AIM-132) short range air-to-air heat-seeking missiles to be prepared to “to shoot down Vladimir Putin’s jets,” The Sunday Times reports …. https://www.rt.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2015/10/uk-mod-denies-tabloid-reports-raf-ready.html
