UK RAF Crew Dazzled By Russian Survey Ship Laser

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LONDON–UK Royal Air Force (RAF) crew has been dazzled by a laser pointed at their aircraft from a Russian survey ship, UK Defense Secretary John Healey has said. A laser was pointed at the RAF Boeing P-8 Poseidon while monitoring the activity of the Russian ship Yantar, a vessel associated with...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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