US EditionNATO jets intercept Russian aircraft over Baltic in first joint air policing response
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The Minister of National Defense announced that British Eurofighter aircraft were scrambled from the base in Malbork. The purpose of these fighters is to protect the airspace of the Baltic states from the threat from Russia.
NATO jets intercept Russian aircraft over Baltic in first joint air policing response
NATO fighter jets, including UK Typhoons based in Poland and Portuguese F-16s from Estonia, were scrambled earlier this week in response to a Russian aircraft (Il-20M reg. RF-95671) flying over the Baltic without adhering to international safety regulations. It marked the first joint interception mission for the current NATO air policing detachments under Operation Enhanced […]
British multi-role Eurofighter Typhoon fighters were scrambled from the base in Malbork today, said the Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. The head of the Ministry of National Defence informed that the machines took to the air, among other things, to "protect the airspace over Poland".
British fighters stationed at Malbork were scrambled for a combat mission for the first time. Earlier, they had observed the Russian aircraft behaving in a disturbing manner.
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