NATO Jets Intercept Russian Reconnaissance Plane Over Baltic Sea

A Russian military helicopter violated Polish airspace over Polish territorial waters in the Baltic Sea on Friday, the Polish Armed Forces' operational command announced, which monitored its flight.

Sweden scrambles fighter jets to intercept Russia spy plane over Baltic Sea

The incident marked at least the third time in a week that Russian aircraft had been intercepted in the region.

NATO Jets Intercept Russian Reconnaissance Plane Over Baltic Sea

Two Swedish fighter jets under NATO command were dispatched Thursday to intercept a Russian reconnaissance aircraft approaching Polish airspace over the Baltic Sea, Sweden’s armed forces said. “The plane was close to Polish airspace, so we went up to signal our presence, make a visual identification and escort it out of the area,” Swedish Air Force spokeswoman Therese Akerstedt told AFP.

Swedish warplanes under NATO command escorted a Russian reconnaissance plane approaching Polish airspace over the Baltic Sea on Thursday, the Swedish Armed Forces said.

Swedish Nato jets intercept Russian reconnaissance plane over Baltic Sea

Two Swedish fighter jets were scrambled under Nato command to escort away a Russian aircraft over the Baltic sea.

Two Swedish Jas 39 Gripen have reportedly carried out a sharp NATO operation over Poland, reports TV4 Nyheterna. It was the first sharp task from a base abroad under NATO command, Anders Gustafsson, head of the Swedish contingent in Poland, told the channel.