Originally Posted by
ATC Watcher
Shot one , FAF jets have no TCAS, you meant Transponder surely.
as I can see this was not an interception but looks like a verification. maybe following a direct too close from , or overflying a sensitive area..or just an exercise/practice.
Air defense can do theses things , they normally do not give reasons.
Do not Forget France is still in a State of emergency following the terrorist attacks..
I don't understand though why they made themselves so visible to pax, and apparently not to pilots.
The one time I have been "verified" was over the Med by a Rafale. We only spotted him because we happened to turn on one of our rear-view cameras. We could not see him from normal line of sight from cockpit.