NATO has responded to increased Russian military air activity over the Black Sea by reinforcing Romanian Air Force LanceRs with RAF Typhoons, as Liviu Dnistran discovers.
ENHANCED AIR POLICING: ROMANIA
Romanian LancerR pilots continue their QRA mission as before. The only diff erence is that pilots and aircraft from another NATO member state now share it. MiG-21MF-75 6487 is a single-seat LanceR C from Escadrila 861 Aviație Luptă.
All photos Liviu Dnistran
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