MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 03rd September, 2020) A Mikoyan MiG-31 supersonic interceptor aircraft of the Russian air force has intercepted a Norwegian maritime patrol aircraft in the airspace above the Barents Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry's National Defense Control Center said on Thursday.
�"On September 3, the Russian airspace control systems detected an aerial target approaching Russia's state border in the airspace above the neutral waters of the Barents Sea,"� the center said, adding that a MiG-31 jet was scrambled to prevent a violation of the state border.
According to the press release, the Russian pilot identified the target as a Lockheed P-3 Orion maritime surveillance aircraft belonging to the Norwegian air force.
"The entire flight of the MiG-31 fighter jet was conducted in strict accordance with the international rules of use of airspace. The Norwegian aircraft has not violated the state border of Russia," the press release read.
