UK forced to depend on US & Canadian spy planes to watch Russians
Britain had to rely on Canadian and US aircraft because it lacked the ability to monitor the Russian aircraft carrier ‘Admiral Kuznetsov’ as it passed through the English Channel in January.
Although Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter jets were deployed to shadow the carrier’s passage, the UK was unable to send maritime patrol planes because the US-made Poseidon P-8 spy crafts it ordered have still not been delivered.
The shortfall is partially due to the unexpected withdrawal from service of the ageing Nimrod spy plane fleet in 2010.
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