Two Dutch F16 fighters, which control the sky over the Baltic region as part of NATO forces patrol, intercepted the Russian Il military cargo aircraft Wednesday evening.
Censor.NET reports citing the Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands.
F-16 jets of the Dutch airforce. The interception of Russian warplanes in NATO patrolled-airspace has become increasingly common.
The Russian aircraft violated the airspace of Estonia and Lithuania before being intercepted, the report reads. According to the agency, the Russian aircraft flew towards Kaliningrad after the Dutch fighters appeared.
A Canadian CF-18 Hornet flies alongside two Portuguese F16 Fighting Falcons over Lithuania
Two Canadian fighters had to stop exercise in order to intercept the Russian Air Force plane over the Baltic Sea Nov. 8. According to Chief of the Lithuanian Armed Forces Major General Jonas Vytautas Jucás the Russian military activity is a demonstration of force. Earlier Censor.NET reported that Russia has decided to send a long-range aircraft to the shores of North America.
A pair of Norwegian F-16s intercepted a Russian flight of mighty Su-34 'Fullback' fighter bombers off the coast of Finmark this week.
Meanwhile, in response to Moscow’s increased military activity in the region, the defense ministers of Britain, the three Baltic states, and four Nordic countries agreed on November 13 to increase intelligence and air force cooperation.
The Nordic countries involved are NATO members Norway and Denmark and neutral Finland and Sweden.
Meanwhile, in response to Moscow’s increased military activity in the region, the defense ministers of Britain, the three Baltic states, and four Nordic countries agreed on November 13 to increase intelligence and air force cooperation.
The Nordic countries involved are NATO members Norway and Denmark and neutral Finland and Sweden.
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