Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States' borders on January 15-21, 2024
Republic of Lithuania - Ministry of National Defence
2024-01-22
International cooperation | Security and defense policy
On January 15-21 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 January 17 Allied fighter aircraft conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states were scrambled to intercept one SU-27 flying through international airspace out of Kaliningrad and back. It had no flight plan, the onboard transponder was switched off, the crew were not maintaining radio communication with the regional air traffic control centre.
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