be scrambled(об истребителях: When jet interceptors were scrambled, although they could also see the anomalies on their radar screens, none of them could confirm visual identification. (ufoinsight.com)ART Vancouver)
scramble(истребители-перехватчики по тревоге: Russian Tu-95 Bear bombers ... were intercepted by U.S. jets scrambled from airbases located on the West Coast. • RAF Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled after two Russian military aircraft were seen flying towards UK airspace.4uzhoj)
scramble(An early warning training tape generating indications of a large-scale Soviet nuclear attack had somehow transferred to the actual early warning network, which triggered an all-too-real scramble. eugenealper)