Local media in Ireland is reporting that a politician was angry the UK ‘had not informed Irish civil aviation authorities that they had unleashed their Typhoons’ into air space near Ireland.
I can personally report one occasion when an F4 trailing a Bear west of Ireland heading south watched it on a perfect intercept course with a 747 under Shanwick control and backed off to watch - the tail of the Bear reportedly missing the 747 by about 50 feet.
I also had an occasion in the North Sea controlling the QRA behind a Bear on a collision course with a DC10 at the same height. I rang the LATCC controller and told him and advised him to get the DC10 to climb a 1000ft.
“Who’s controlling it!”, he demanded indignantly.
“Not sure”, replied I, “but you might try Moscow Military”.
He got the DC10 to climb 1000ft...