US EditionRussian military plane entered airspace over Baltic Sea on Sunday, Germany's air force says
- On Sunday, Germany’s air force deployed two Eurofighter jets to monitor a Russian IL-20M reconnaissance aircraft that entered neutral Baltic Sea airspace without submitting a flight plan or establishing radio contact.
- This event followed rising tensions in the region, including a recent unauthorized incursion by three Russian MiG-31 jets into Estonian airspace on Sept. 19.
- Germany dispatched two Eurofighter jets to visually identify and escort the Il-20M before handing the mission to Swedish NATO partners and returning to base.
- Germany's air force stated that its quick reaction alert force was tasked by NATO with this interception and emphasized the Russian aircraft had no flight plan or radio contact.
- NATO's North Atlantic Council plans to meet on Tuesday to discuss this and similar Russian airspace violations, underscoring heightened regional security concerns.
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A Russian reconnaissance plane turned off its transponders in international airspace over the Baltic Sea and ignored requests for contact.
German Jets Scramble to Intercept Russian Aircraft Over Baltic Sea
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A Russian military reconnaissance aircraft Il-20M was intercepted over the Baltic Sea by two German Eurofighter fighters, who took off from their base in Rostock-Laage over the past weekend. At NATO’s Maritime Headquarters, located in Rostock, no one doubts what will continue to happen, which calls on the Organization to define a response to these Russian provocations in chains. In Germany, the debate is served and there are voices calling for a…
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NATO fighters scrambled to escort Russian reconnaissance plane over Baltic Sea
NATO dispatched two Eurofighter fighter jets over the Baltic Sea on Saturday after a Russian reconnaissance aircraft flying without a flight plan was detected, the German delegation to NATO reported.
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