NATO jets escorted Russian aircraft twice over the Baltic states
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- NATO air-policing fighters twice identified and escorted Russian aircraft over international airspace last week.
- The aircraft, including two Su-24s and two Su-24Ms, flew to and from Russia’s Kaliningrad region without flight plans or active transponders.
- They also did not maintain radio contact with the regional air traffic control center.
NATO air-policing fighters scrambled twice last week over the Baltic states to identify and escort Russian aircraft, according to the report.
On Monday, the fighters identified two Su-24 aircraft. Later the same day, they identified two Su-24M aircraft. All four aircraft flew in international airspace on routes to and from Russia’s Kaliningrad region.
The Russian aircraft flew without flight plans and with their radar transponders switched off. They also did not maintain radio contact with the regional air traffic control center.
A transponder helps make an aircraft visible to radar systems. The flights prompted NATO fighters to conduct identification and escort operations.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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