On August 2 – 8 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled three times to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On August 3 NATO fighter jets intercepted three Russian aircraft: two of them were flying from Kaliningrad and back to Kaliningrad without the onboard transponder, without the flight plan, and without maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control center. The third aircraft was flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad, without the flight plan, its onboard transponder was on, and maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control center.
On August 3 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted three Russian aircraft: two where flying from mainland Russia and back to mainland Russia, their onboard transponder was off, they had no flight plan, and were not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control center. The third aircraft was flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad, without the flight plan, its onboard transponder as on, the crew was maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control center.
On August 5 NATO air policing fighters intercepted two aircraft flying from and aback to Kaliningrad, their onboard transponders were off, they had no flight plans, and did not maintain radio communication with the regional air traffic control center. NATO fighter jets also intercepted one aircraft flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia, without the flight plan, with its onboard transponder on, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control center. While on the same scramble, NATO fighters also intercepted two more aircraft flying from and back to mainland Russia without using their onboard transponders, no flight plans, and not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control center.
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