Operation Eastern Sentry

A Typhoon FGR4 (serial ZK364) from the RAF's No 3(F) Squadron taxis to the runway at the 86th Air Base in Borcea, Romania, before launching for a 'Tango' QRA training scramble on 7 April 2026. Image: MOD Crown Copyright/AS1 Ben Webb

RAF Typhoons scrambled 49 times during NATO Air Policing mission in Romania

Royal Air Force (RAF)

7 Aug 2026

UK Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons tax on the runway of Borcea Air Base in Romania. The UK Royal Air Force has concluded its NATO enhanced Air Policing deployment (eAP) safeguarding NATO airspace on the Alliance's south-eastern flank.

NATO moves beyond air policing as Black Sea defence mission evolves

NATO

6 Aug 2026