Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said:
The threats this country faces are intensifying
Quote ORAC:
In the 70/80s we did 300/400 hundred intercepts a year
No of RAF QRA launches to intercept Russian aircraft:
2007 19
2008 11
2009 11
2010 7
2011 10
2012 9
2013 8
2014 8
2015 8
2016 5
Jan-Oct 2017: 3