{"id":2238,"date":"2018-09-26T14:10:07","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T14:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/europeandrussiablog\/?p=2238"},"modified":"2018-09-26T14:10:07","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T14:10:07","slug":"spanish-fighter-jet-accidentally-fires-missile-near-russian-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/europeandrussiablog\/2018\/09\/26\/spanish-fighter-jet-accidentally-fires-missile-near-russian-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish fighter jet accidentally fires missile near Russian border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/eurofighter-typhoon-missile-accident-russia-border-estonia-amraam-a8482351.html<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Spanish fighter jet pilot accidentally fired an air-to-air missile during drills close to the Russian border.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Estonia&#8217;s military said it was looking for the remains of the missile launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon on Tuesday afternoon during a mock dogfight in the south of the Baltic country, which is a Nato ally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The multi-role fighter is part of the alliance\u2019s air-policing mission in the region. It erroneously fired an AMRAAM (advanced medium range air-to-air missile)-type missile which was last seen 24 miles north of Estonia\u2019s second city, Tartu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mary Ellis: WWII pilot who survived crash landings and Nazi bombs<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The projectile has a built-in self-destruct system designed for such accidents, but Nato believes it may have landed on the ground. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tartu is about 30 miles west of the Russian border.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juri Ratas, Estonia&#8217;s prime minister, called the incident \u201cextremely regrettable&#8221; but confirmed there were no human casualties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI am sure that the Estonian defence forces will, in cooperation with our allies, identify all the circumstances of the case and make every effort to make sure that nothing like this happens again,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Typhoon \u2013 also flown by the UK\u2019s Royal Air Force \u2013 was taking part in drills alongside a second of its type and two French Mirage 2000 jets, the Agence France Presse news agency reported.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/europe\/eurofighter-typhoon-missile-accident-russia-border-estonia-amraam-a8482351.html A Spanish fighter jet pilot accidentally fired an air-to-air missile during drills close to the Russian border. Estonia&#8217;s military said it was looking for the remains of the missile launched from a Eurofighter Typhoon on Tuesday afternoon during a mock dogfight in the south of the Baltic country, which is a Nato ally. 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