On November 11–17 NATO fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states carried out two alert scrambles to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On November 13 NATO Air Policing fighter aircraft intercepted one SU-27 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia without using its onboard transponder, without the flight plan, and without maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On November 15 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one AN-72 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder on, according to a flight plan, keeping radio contact. NATO fighter aircraft also intercepted one IL-76 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia with its onboard transponder off, according to a flight plan, maintaining radio communication.
Related image, credit: Antanas Giedrimas
