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The Swedish and German military intercept a Russian reconnaissance aircraft in Swedish airspace. The Swedish Air Force said that the offender was a Russian Il-20 aircraft. An Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft flew into Swedish airspace southeast of the Blekinge area. To intercept the plane, two German Eurofighter jets were raised, which were on standby at a […]
The Italian Air Force intercepted unidentified aircraft over international waters in the Baltic Sea, which turned out to be Russian. Reuters, citing knowledgeable sources, confirms that the planes were Russian. “In the last 24 hours in Marlborough, Eurofighter fighters of the 4th Air Force have twice ventured over the international waters of the Baltic Sea,” […]
The commander of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Mykola Oleshchuk said that on February 21, Ukrainian troops destroyed another Russian Su-34 bomber. Over the past week, the fifth enemy Su-34 has been destroyed, and a total of seven aircraft have been shot down. Recently, on February 17, the Ukrainian Air Force […]
Two Russian strategic bombers flew over the waters near the US state of Alaska, but they remained in international airspace. This was reported by Reuters with reference to Russian sources. It is noted that Russian Tu-95s flew for about 9 hours, accompanied by SU-30SM fighters. They flew over the Bering and Chukchi Seas. “The flight […]
On August 14, the UK Ministry of Defense announced the interception of two Russian strategic aircraft. They flew near the Shetland Islands in search of American and British nuclear submarines. What is known The Royal Air Force of Great Britain used Eurofighter Typhoon fighters for the interception. The Russian planes turned out to be a […]
Romanian fighter jets based in the Baltic States as part of NATO’s air policing mission have intercepted two Russian Su-27s. On Friday, April 7, two Romanian F-16 fighters from the Carpathian Vipers were alerted by the NATO Air Operations Center in Germany to intercept two aircraft. This was reported by the Romanian Air Force. “Two […]
Russian planes continue to stage provocations near the borders of NATO and the United States. On October 17, the US Air Force sent F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters into the sky to eliminate the threat. Russia usually uses transport planes or fighter jets for provocations. But this time, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) identified […]
Russian warplanes continue to stage provocations in the Baltic Sea region. On October 5, NATO intercepted four fighter jets of the Russian army at once. NATO raised the Eurofighter Typhoon fighters of the Italian Armed Forces into the sky in response to the invasion of military aircraft into the airspace of two European countries. Russian […]
On September 12, a pair of Russian patrol planes entered the air defense recognition zone of Alaska and Canada. The North American Aerospace Defense Command was able to track and identify both aircraft. The agency notes that both planes did not pose a threat. In addition, their appearance was not considered a provocation. They remained […]