On March 1 –7 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled once to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On March 3 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states intercepted one Tu-154 flying from Kaliningrad to the mainland of the Russian Federation with its onboard transponder on, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre, according to a pre-filed flight plan.
Illustrative image (credit: Antanas Gedrimas)
