The radar will improve RAF and NATO understanding of the airspace north of Britain and further out across the Norwegian Sea, improving the UK's sovereign capability at a time of heightened Russian military activity.
The State Border Guard Service has refuted accusations by Belarus authorities claiming a Ukrainian DA-42 patrol plane violated the airspace of Belarus.
The Belarusian authorities claim that a Ukrainian DA42 four-seat airplane violated its airspace on September 25 and expect official explanations from Kyiv regarding this incident.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has initiated the closure of airspace over Kyiv during Eurovision Song Contest 2017, the press center of the State Aviation Service of Ukraine told an UNIAN correspondent.
Director of the Ukrainian State Air Traffic Services Enterprise, or UkSATSE, Dmytro Babeychuk says revenue from transit aviation traffic in Ukraine has shrunk from 83% to 20% since the beginning of hostilities in Donbas and the occupation of Crimea.