UK set to conduct joint Nato air policing missions in Estonia along with Germany

British pilots are set to conduct joint air policing missions in Estonia alongside the German air force for the first time

File. A Typhoon takes off from RAF Coningsby in Linconshire (PA)

British pilots are set to conduct joint air policing missions in Estonia alongside the German air force for the first time.

It comes as the UK prepares take over from Germany to lead the Nato mission in Estonia, which borders Russia.

Royal Air Force and German Air Force Typhoon jets will take part in the first of their kind “integrated” missions, as the Defence Secretary praised the demonstration of Nato “unity”.