On July 19 – 25 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled seven times to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On July NATO fighter aircraft conducting the Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states intercepted one aircraft flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia , its onboard transponder was off, the crew had no pre-filed flight plan but were keeping the communication with the regional air traffic control center.
On July 19 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one aircraft flying from the mainland of the Russian Federation to Kaliningrad, its onboard transponder was off, the crew had no pre-filed flight plan but were keeping the communication with the regional air traffic control center.
On July 20 NATO air detachment intercepted one aircraft flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad, its onboard transponder was off, the crew had no pre-filed flight plan but were keeping the communication with the regional air traffic control center.
On July 20 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted one aircraft flying with its onboard transponder off, without the pre-filed flight plan but keeping the radio communication with the regional air traffic control center.
On July 20 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted two aircraft flying from Kaliningrad and back with their onboard transponder off, without the flight plan, not keeping radio communication with the regional air traffic control center.
On July 22 NATO fighter jets intercepted one aircraft flying from Kaliningrad to the mainland of the Russian Federation, its onboard transponder was off, the crew had no pre-filed flight plan but were keeping radio communication with the regional air traffic control center.
On July 23 NATO fighter aircraft scrambled to patrol the airspace over the Baltic Sea. No target was identified so NATO aircraft dropped the alert level and went back to the base.
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