NATO's air policing fighter-jets guarding the Baltic air-space were last week scrambled three times from Lithuania to intercept aircraft of the Russian approaching borders the Baltic states.
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NATO air policing fighter-jets were scrambled twice from the Lithuanian Aviation Base in Šiauliai on Tuesday to accompany Russian warplanes flying above the Baltic Sea.
NATO fighter jets protecting the Baltic airspace were scrambled five times last week to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation, flying near the Baltic states’ borders, Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence said on Monday.
Fighter-jets serving in the NATO air policing mission were scrambled from Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, on Wednesday evening to identify a Russian transport airplane flying above the Baltic Sea without an agreed plan.
NATO jets serving in the Baltic air policing mission were scrambled from Poland on Tuesday to identify a Russian military transport airplane An-26 flying above the Baltic Sea.
Fighter jets conducting the NATO Baltic air policing mission were scrambled twice last week to intercept a Russian military aircraft flying in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea between mainland Russia and its region of Kaliningrad, Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence said on Monday...
NATO fighter-jets were Wednesday scrambled from Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, to identify and accompany a Russian strategic transport airplane flying above the Baltic Sea.
NATO fighter-jets on an air policing mission were scrambled from Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, on Monday to accompany two Russian military transport airplanes.
Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday accepted letters of credence from Ambassador Philippe Jeantaud of France.
Fighter-jets serving in the NATO air policing mission in Lithuania on Sunday identified and accompanied a Russian airplane flying over the Baltic Sea with its transponder switched off.
Air contingents conducting the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission will change over at a rotation ceremony at Šiauliai Airbase in Lithuania on Thursday.
NATO air policing fighter-jets were on Tuesday scrambled from a base in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, to accompany a Russian transport airplane en route to the Kaliningrad region.
Norway's two F-16 Fighting Falcons landed in the Lithuanian Air Force Aviation Base in Šiauliai on Monday for the NATO air policing mission.
NATO fighter-jets guarding the Baltic skies were last week scrambled twice from Lithuania to identify and accompany Russian military airplanes flying close to the Baltic air-space, the Ministry of National Defence said on Monday.
NATO fighter jets, stationed in the Lithuanian city of Šiauliai, were on Friday scrambled to identify and accompany a Russian maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft.
Norway will take over the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic states in May, while the Italian contingent will stay in Šiauliai, Lithuania, for the second shift to reinforce the mission.
NATO fighter-jets patrolling the Baltic skies from Lithuania on Thursday identified and accompanied a Russian intelligence aircraft that was flying with its transponder switched off.
NATO air policing jets were Tuesday scrambled from Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, to accompany a Russian transport airplane.
Fighter-jets of the NATO air policing mission in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, were scrambled on Monday to identify and accompany a Russian jet that was flying with its transponder switched off.
NATO fighter-jets guarding the Baltic skies from Šiauliai, Lithuania, were scrambled on Thursday evening to accompany a Russian transport airplane that was flying without a flight plan.