US EditionItalian F-35 Fighter Jets Intercept Russian Aircraft in First Baltic Air Policing Mission
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The operation took place as part of the NATO patrol mission
Italian F-35 fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft in first Baltic Air Policing mission
Italian F-35 fighter jets were sent from Estonia to watch NATO skies during the Baltic Air Policing mission. The jets acted fast when Russian aircraft came close to Alliance airspace. NATO shared photos from the mission, showing the close encounter. This marks Italys first big role in the Baltic skies under NATO duty.
Two Italian F-35 fighters were lifted from Estonia's Emari base due to the detection of a Russian aircraft.
Italian F-35s scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft over the Baltic
Two Italian Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighters, deployed to Ämari Air Base (Estonia) under NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission, were scrambled to intercept Russian military aircraft approaching Alliance airspace.According to NATO Air Command, the fighters of the Task Force Air – 32nd Wing and 6th Wing were launched in quick reaction alert (QRA) in response to unidentified Russian aircraft flying without flight plans and with transponders switc…
Two Italian F-35 fighter jets engaged in a NATO Air Policing mission took off from Ämari Air Base in Estonia to intercept a Russian aircraft. NATO's Air Command announced this in a message on X. The deployment, which involves Task Force Air with the 32nd and 6th Wings of the Italian Air Force, demonstrates—NATO emphasized—"the Alliance's commitment to protecting and safeguarding the Baltic states and the eastern flank."
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