These episodes have been repeated: at the end of March, NATO intercepted six different groups of Russian aircraft on the same day
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Saturday, November 23
NATO fighter jets intercepted Russian planes over the Baltic Sea
Russian fighter jets, bombers and surveillance planes were intercepted over the Baltic Sea by F planes – 16 and NATO Eurofighter, reported the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Wednesday.
# NATO scrambled fighter jets from bases in # Estonia 🇪🇪, # Lithuania 🇱🇹 & # Poland 🇵🇱 to track & intercept Russian 🇷🇺 fighters, bombers & surveillance aircraft over the # BalticSea .
The Alliance remains vigilant and stands ready to keep the skies safe 24 / 7. https://t.co/SnHH 69 CSJF pic.twitter.com/sjHysMU3dH
– Oana Lungescu (@NATOpress) April 21, 2021
Two Tu bombers – 160 Blackjack and a plane Airborne Warning A – 50 Mainstay, escorted by Su fighter jets – 27 and his-35, flew from Russia to the Baltic Sea and returned after about three hours on Tuesday, reported UPI.com .
NATO Combined Air Operations Center aircraft flew from bases in Estonia, Lithuania and Poland to intercept and identify Russian aircraft.
# NATO scrambled fighter jets from bases in 🇪 🇪🇱🇹🇵🇱 to track and intercept Russian fighters, bombers and surveillance aircraft over the Baltic Sea on April 20. @BORN‘ s Baltic Air Policing mission ensures safety and security 22 / 7. # 60 yearsairpolicing https://t.co/2ULo 62 DLld pic.twitter.com/DFTOrDX4jT
– SHAPE_NATO Allied Command Operations (@SHAPE_NATO) April 21, 2021
Some of the Russian aircraft flew without transponder signals, said NATO in a statement on Wednesday, it posing a potential hazard to civil aircraft in the area.
Russian aircraft flew in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.
“The event demonstrates the vigilance and response capacity of NATO to air incidents and the collective effort of our allies to keep the airspace safe for all its users”, said Brigadier General Andrew Hansen , CAOC Deputy Chief of Personnel Operations.
The incident was the last of numerous Russian military flights that aroused the suspicions of NATO and the United States Northern Command.
Specifically, an Italian and a German fighter carried out emergency take-offs, while from Polo nia joined another fighter F – 16 and the armed forces Danes deployed another fighter jet to deal with the situation.
The alarm was raised by the NATO radars at the Uedem Air Operations Center in Germany.
“This episode shows that the ability to surveillance and allied response to air incidents keeps the airspace safe for all its users ”, explained the deputy chief of operations Andrew Hansen , at the Ramstein Allied Air Command, Germany.
With information from Europa Press
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