Hmm this is not going to end very well
RAF ready to shoot down Russian aircraft over Syria
RAF Tornados bombing Isis targets in Iraq are to be armed with air-to-air missiles to protect them from attack by Russian aircraft ? as a senior cabinet minister warned that Britain was prepared to shoot down Vladimir Putin?s jets.
Combat aircraft involved in Operation Shader over Iraq will be fitted with Asraam heat-seeking missiles, which can destroy any military aircraft flying today.
A senior defence source said: ?Up till now RAF Tornados have been equipped with 500lb satellite-guided bombs ? there has been no or little air-to-air threat. But in the last week the situation has changed. We need to respond accordingly.?
The move comes as tensions between the West and Russia escalated last night amid claims that Russia?s bombing raids have overwhelmingly ignored the Isis fighters they claim to be targeting and killed 150 civilians and injured 500 more.
RAF ready to shoot down Russian aircraft over Syria | The Sunday Times