On November 2 – 8 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states carried out 2 alert scrambles to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On November 2 NATO air policing fighter aircraft intercepted one An-26 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia without the pre-filed flight plan, with its onboard transponder on, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On November 6 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states intercepted one An-26 flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia, according to a pre-filed flight plan, its onboard transponder was off, the crew maintained radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
Illustrative image, credits: Lithuanian Air Force
