On July 12 – 18 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled six times to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On July 13 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states intercepted one aircraft flying from Kaliningrad Region to the mainland of the Russian Federation with its onboard transponder on, according to a pre-filed flight plan, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control center.
On July 14 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one aircraft flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder on, without the flight plan, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control center.
On July 15 NATO Air Policing detachment aircraft intercepted one aircraft 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 center.
On July 15 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one aircraft flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad, its onboard transponder was off, the crew had a pre-filed flight plan and maintained radio communication with the regional air traffic control center.
On July 17 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one aircraft flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad without using the onboard transponder, without the flight plan, keeping radio communication with the regional air traffic control center.
On July 17 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one aircraft flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia, its onboard transponder was off, the flight had no pre-filed plan, the crew maintained radio communication with the regional air traffic control center.
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