On April 6–12, 2020, NATO fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled four times to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On April 6 NATO air policing aircraft intercepted one IL-76 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia according to a pre-filed flight plan, its onboard transponder was on, the crew kept radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On April 9 NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission aircraft intercepted one AN-26 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia according to a pre-filed flight plan, with its onboard transponder off, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On April 11 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one AN-26 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad according to a pre-filed flight plan, with its onboard transponder off, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On April 11 NATO aircraft intercepted one IL-76 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia according to a pre-filed flight plan, with its onboard transponder on, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
Related image, credit: Antanas Giedrimas/Lithuanian Air Force
