On September 13 – 19 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 September 13 the fighter aircraft detachment conducting the present rotation of the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states intercepted one aircraft flying from the mainland of the Russian Federation to Kaliningrad with its onboard transponder off, without the flight plan, maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
On September 13 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted another aircraft flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia without using its onboard transponder, without the flight plan, though keeping the radio contact with the regional air traffic control centre.
On September 13 NATO fighter aircraft also intercepted a group of six aircraft and one more individually flying aircraft from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia. The group leader and the separate aircraft had their onboard transponders on, flight plans and maintained the radio communication.
On September 14 NATO air policing aircraft intercepted one aircraft flying from the mainland Russia to Kaliningrad, it had the onboard transponder on, no flight plan, maintained radio commination with the regional air traffic control centre.
On September 15 NATO aircraft intercepted one aircraft flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia, without using the onboard transponder, without the flight plan, but keeping the radio contact.
On September 15 NATO fighter aircraft intercepted two aircraft flying from Kaliningrad to mainland Russia with their onboard transponders off, according to pre-filed flight plans, keeping the radio contact.
On September 17 NATO fighter jets intercepted one aircraft flying from mainland Russia to Kaliningrad without using its onboard transponder, without the flight plan, but maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
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