On March 16–22, 2020, NATO fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled two times to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On March 18 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one AN-26 flying from Kaliningrad to the mainland of the Russian Federation according to a flight plan, with its onboard transponder off, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On March 20 NATO air policing fighter aircraft intercepted one AN-26 flying from the mainland of the Russian Federation to Kaliningrad according to a flight plan, with its onboard transponder off, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
Related image, credit: Antanas Giedrimas/Lithuanian Air Force
