Two Tu-160 strategic missile carriers performed a planned flight in the  airspace over the neutral waters of the Barents, Norwegian and Northern Seas.

Fighter escort was provided by the crews of MiG-31 aircraft of the air force and air defence formation of the Northern Fleet.

The flight duration was about 15 hours. During the flight, long-range aviation crews performed air-to-air refueling.

At some stages of the route, Russian strategic missile carriers were accompanied by Eurofighter Typhoon of the British Air Force.

Long-range aviation pilots regularly fly over the neutral waters of the Arctic, the North Atlantic, the Black and Baltic Seas, and the Pacific Ocean.

All flights of the Russian Aerospace Force are carried out in strict accordance with the International airspace management system.