Just to reply to Air Pig.
That report is in todays Daily Telegraph then? The thing being most people (myself included) don't know actually where and what the RAF do, most days. The way the story is being spun to sell is that its a deliberate escalation of military activity along the Russian Border by the UK, simple as that.
The RAF need to be more forthcoming about what they are doing. It was also reported in last weeks Guardian (and placed somewhere on 'ere by me, although I was strongly rebuked for doing so by some pruners) that the RAF will be operating combat/bomber drones within Africa and elsewhere this year. All this is kept away from the public by someone- its therefore not a surprise that it comes as news to members of the UK public when things like theses are published.