Stats
The number of intercepts seems on the up - I cant wait to see the Sep and Oct figures!
Mr. Hollobone: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many times Royal Air Force flights were scrambled to intercept aircraft approaching the UK in each month for the latest year for which figures are available; and in each case from which countries the approaching aircraft originated.
Des Browne: For the year from 1 September 2006 to 31 August 2007, the number of scrambles to intercept aircraft approaching the UK by month is given in the following table:
2006
September 1
October 0
November 1
December 0
2007
January 0
February 1
March 0
April 2
May 0
June 0
July 3
August 1
Not all scrambles resulted in an interception as some incidents were resolved before the target aircraft was intercepted. The military aircraft involved were Russian. The civilian airliners were from a range of countries.