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UK, Germany scramble fighters to block Russian jets hours after US drone crash
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. The U.K. and Germany scrambled fighter jets to intercept two Russian aircraft flying near Estonia late Tuesday. The Russian aircraft, a Russian Il-78 Midas refueling plane and an Antonov 148 military transport, approached NATO airspace without contacting Estonian authorities. The incident was the first time the U.K. and Germany have conducted a joint air intercept as part of the NATO treaty.