Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on November 27-December 3, 2023
Republic of Lithuania - Ministry of National Defence
2023-12-05
International cooperation
On November 27-December 3 NATO Air Policing Mission Detachment fighter aircraft were scrambled once to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
On November 27 NATO Air policing fighter detachment aircraft were scrambled to identify and escort one AN-26 flying in international airspace from the mainland of the Russian Federation
to Kaliningrad. No flight plan was pre-filed for the flight, the crew kept the onboard transponder switched off and maintained radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
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