NATO air policing

NATO air-policing jets were last week scrambled from Lithuania twice to identify and intercept Russian warplanes flying above the Baltic Sea.

Fighter-jets conducting the NATO air-policing mission were last week scrambled once to intercept a Russian warplane flying above the Baltic Sea.

NATO fighter-jets serving in the NATO air-policing mission of the Baltic states were last week scrambled from Lithuania three times to identify and accompany Russian warplanes, Lithuania's Defense Ministry said on Monday.

NATO fighter jets serving in the Alliance's air-policing mission in the Baltic countries last week were scrambled to identify and escort seven Russian military aircraft flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said on Monday.

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Four French Air Force fighter-jets Mirage 2000 landed in the Air Force Base in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, on Sunday before commencing NATO's four-month air-policing mission in the Baltic states.

Fighter jets serving in the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic states were scrambled once last week to identify and accompany a Russian warplane flying in international airspace above the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence.

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NATO air policing fighters stationed in the Baltic States performed five scrambles last week to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence has reported.

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NATO fighter jets serving in the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic countries were scrambled three times last week to intercept Russian military aircraft, including bombers, flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence said on Monday.

The US European Command said last weekend that a Russian Su-27 fighter jet "performed erratic and aggressive maneuvers", flying within 50 feet of an American RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea.

NATO fighter jets serving in the Baltic air policing mission performed three scrambles last week to identify and escort Russian military planes over the Baltic Sea, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence Ministry has said.

NATO must be ready for the Baltic states' air defence, says Philip Mark Breedlove, commander of the US European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR).

The beginning of the year 2016 remains calm for NATO air-policing jets guarding the Baltic skies – they again were not scrambled to identify and intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation or other countries last week, the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence said.