But French military technicians riding farther back in the aircraft, monitoring screens that display the word "secret" when idle, have a far more penetrating view.
“We can detect aircraft, we can detect UAVs, we can detect missiles and we can detect ships.
The Russian aircraft also seemingly spotted the French AWACS: Sensors along the fuselage picked up Russian radar signals.
Able to fly for 12 hours without refueling, French AWACS aren't limited to surveillance, communications and air-traffic control missions for NATO.
It says allied aircraft took to the skies more than 500 times in 2022 to intercept Russian aircraft that ventured close to NATO airspace.
Persons:
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