Under the TOS (Treaty on Open Skies), Russian inspectors are going to make a flight over Northern Ireland and Britain. Finland and Norway will do the same over Russia. According to the head of the National Nuclear Risk Reduction Center, a Russian plane will fly along a fixed route with British specialists. The flight will be performed between August 11 and 15 from the Brize Norton airfield and will have a set range. This will be the 24th such flight performed by Russian specialists. The flight over Russia will be done during the same time frame. Neither plane will carry any armament.
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