October 2014
This week there were two incidents, between Tuesday and Thursday, when Portuguese F-16 fighter jets (which are based in Monte Real) escorted Russian Tupolev-95 military aircraft out of the airspace, at the request of the NATO command. Link here.



SIC's channel journalist and commentator, Nuno Rogeiro, pointed out that: The Russian aircraft never entered Portuguese airspace, they were in international airspace, but close to our airspace, less than 12 miles away, and the role of our F-16 fighter jets is to prevent them from entering our airspace.

He also pointed out that the Russians are "testing" our response time and, at the same time, are demonstrating their military power.

The Russians have carried out several operations with several aircraft at the same time, which is considered an unusual move.

Portuguese F-16 fighter jets have also participated in missions in the Baltic Sea.

What are the Russians up to??

In August, due to the tense situation in Ukraine, Putin issued a warning “Don’t mess with Russia” Link .