On January 14–20 NATO fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled twice to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On January 16 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one IL-20 flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad without using the onboard transponder, keeping radio contact with the regional air traffic control centre, according to a pre-filed flight plan.
On January NATO fighter jets intercepted one SU-24MR flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad without using the onboard transponder, without keeping radio contact, according to a pre-filed flight plan.
Related photo, credit: Filip Modrzejewski
