German and British Air Force fighter jets intercepted three Russian reconnaissance aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea. Accordingly, there were two SU-27 military machines and one IL-20. The German air force announced on Wednesday morning that they had flown “again without a transponder signal” and had been intercepted by Eurofighters from the two NATO allies.
Since the NATO states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania do not have their own fighter jets, the military alliance has secured Baltic airspace in northeastern Europe since 2004. To this end, the Allies regularly rotate fighter planes and personnel to the Baltic Sea countries bordering Russia.
Tensions have increased since the start of the war
Since the Russian attack on Ukraine and the associated tensions with NATO, the number of military encounters with Russian aircraft over the Baltic has increased.
At the beginning of April, the Bundeswehr handed over the leadership of the NATO airspace surveillance operation to Great Britain after eight months. The German Air Force will continue to support him until the end of the month. By early May, the mission should be over for her and the move should begin.
Eurofighters can work well together
During joint NATO Air Policing, German and British fighter jets patrol the skies in mixed squadrons. Since both air forces fly the Eurofighter, operations on the ground and in the air are easier to coordinate.
Source: Krone
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