NATO Air Command announced on August 19 that Italian and Turkish fighter jets conducted anti-drone training over the Baltic Sea. The training, conducted under NATO's Resilient Deterrence Option (FDO), involved aircraft based in Lithuania and Estonia practicing intercepting target UAVs provided by Lithuania. A German A-400M refueling aircraft and a NATO AWACS aircraft also provided support.
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NATO Air Command announced on August 19 that Italian and Turkish fighter jets conducted anti-drone training over the Baltic Sea. The training, conducted under NATO's Resilient Deterrence Option (FDO), involved aircraft based in Lithuania and Estonia practicing intercepting target UAVs provided by Lithuania. A German A-400M refueling aircraft and a NATO AWACS aircraft also provided support.