British F-35 jets escort a Russian Bear-F maritime patrol plane after the aircraft flew low and released numerous sonobuoys near the Royal Navy carrier HMS Prince of Wales during NATO air defence operations in the Norwegian Sea.The Ministry of Defence calls the low-altitude approaches and the dropping of sonar devices unsafe and unprofessional and says the jets shadowed the Russian plane until it left the area.The encounter comes as Britain takes command of
NATO's rapid-response spearhead force, Defence Secretary
Dan Jarvis and Icelandic Foreign Minister
Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir visit the carrier, and London unveils a £300B defence plan amid warnings of elevated Russian threats since 2022.