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In this image made available by the Royal Air Force Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, one of Russian Blackjack Tupolev Tu-160 long-range bombers is photographed by an RAF aircraft, scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland. The incident Monday is one of several in recent years as Russian military planes test NATO and British air defenses. (Royal Air Force via AP)