The French and British air forces are hunting for a Russian submarine off the Scottish coast

The British military has enlisted the French air force to help hunt for a suspected Russian submarine off the coast of Scotland, according to $4.

Late in 2014, the $4 for a Russian submarine in its territorial waters. Later in the year, Sweden discovered what it thought might be the wreckage of a modern Russian submarine, only to find $4.

According to the Telegraph's report, one of France's Atlantique 2 maritime patrol planes has been called in to help in the search and has been doing so for 10 days.

The news is the latest in a string of events which have highlighted the strained relations between Russia and NATO. British jets have been scrambled on multiple occasions this year to $4.

British Type 23 frigate HMS Sutherland is also reportedly searching, along with a hunter killer submarine.

The UK no longer possesses any maritime patrol aircraft. $4, when the government publishes its Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), according to the Financial Times.

Britain's Nimrod maritime search aircraft were mothballed in 2010, following a $4 which killed 14 crew members on a Nimrod in Afghanistan. The coroner who investigated the accident called for the model to be removed from operations.