RAF Lossie fighter jets in Iceland mission

RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons have arrived in Iceland on a NATO mission.

They will spend the next month there protecting the airspace as the UK's contribution to NATO's Icelandic air policing mission.

The fighter jets from 1(Fighter) Squadron will be stationed at Keflavik air base until mid-December before returning home.

A detachment of just over 100 personnel is taking part in the mission, primarily designed to offer reassurance at the request of the Icelandic government. The country does not have its own air force.

This is the first time in more than 10 years that the RAF has deployed aircraft to Iceland and is also the first time that the RAF has conducted the Icelandic NATO air policing mission.

The mission is being conducted by a rotation of NATO allies and started in 2008 following a request from Iceland.

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