On December 16–22 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 December 17 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one AN-26 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia with its onboard transponder off, according to a pre-filed flight plan, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On December 18 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one AN-26 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder off, according to a pre-filed flight plan, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
Related image, credit: Antanas Giedrimas/Lithuanian Air Force
