Two RAF Typhoons patrolled Polish skies to deter and defend against aerial threats from Russia. Photo: EPA PHOTO

British fighter jets have flown their first NATO air defence sortie over Poland as part of NATO's Eastern Sentry mission, aimed at strengthening the Western alliance's defences following a Russian drone incursion this month.

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The mission, announced by the UK government in the immediate aftermath of the incursions into Polish airspace, sends "a clear signal: NATO airspace will be defended", Defence Minister John Healey said in a statement.

Two Royal Air Force Typhoons took

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