Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on September 18-24, 2023
Republic of Lithuania - Ministry of National Defence
2023-09-25
International cooperation | Security and defense policy
On September 18-24 fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled once to identify and escort aircraft of the Russian Federation flying in violation of flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On September 21 NATO Air Policing fighter jets intercepted two SU-30SM and one KA-27 aflight from Kaliningrad to international airspace and back. Their onboard transponders were switched off, the crews were not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre and did not have pre-filed flight plans.
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