I thought RJ was 2035, with shadow now being 2030 since it's MLU was canned?

"Damien" just landed back at Wad after a 11000ft 270mph "transit flight" from Trondheim, where it has been since Monday.
Hope it has not been on the "receiving end" of one of Vlad's flyboys again.

From April 2026, Russian Air Force Flankers got a bit too close to an RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint over the Black Sea. The Defence Secretary has highlighted the professionalism of Royal Air Force crews and reaffirmed the UK’s unwavering commitment to NATO, following an incident in which an RAF aircraft was intercepted by Russian fighters while operating in international airspace over the Black Sea.

Speaking about the incident, John Healey described the actions of the Russian pilots as “dangerous and unacceptable,” underlining that the RAF aircraft was conducting a routine, lawful mission in support of NATO’s collective security.

https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles...ver-black-sea/

I'm guessing that MOD stopped the Typhoon escort flights for the Black Sea Rivet missions a long while ago on account of cost saving after the last incident over the Black Sea.
No doubt this is why the Russians have decided to play silly buggers again.
I suppose MOD will go back to sending up a pair of Typhoon's again for a few weeks token gesture, and then stop due to cost, and Russia will play silly buggers again.......repeat ad nauseum.