NATO fighter jets were scrambled to intercept five Russian military aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea without flight plans or active transponders, the Latvian Air Force confirmed on Saturday.
The Russian planes were identified on two separate occasions, on Friday and Saturday, prompting a rapid response from NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission.
To be fair that happens every week. And it has been that way for decades.
CallMeKolbasz on
Interesting how they don’t have balls to do the same in the Bering Strait. And imagine how butthurt and outraged they’d be if the US did the same.
yumdumpster on
Just do what Turkey did and shoot them down if they stray over NATO airspace. Bullies only back down when they get punched in the face.
aimgorge on
How is this newsworthy? This has been happening weekly for decades
RChristian123 on
This was yesterday no?
Striking-Giraffe5922 on
If they do this to test Nato reaction times then don’t react……keep our jets back until they enter nato airspace.
We can use our own planes with IFF turned off to practise interceptions.
Capital2077 on
Amazing how this headline could be from today or from the 1980’s.
Times never really change.
pukem0n on
We should start shooting them down. Flying over our borders is a red line or some shit.
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By Flynn Nicholls – US News Reporter:
NATO fighter jets were scrambled to intercept five Russian military aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea without flight plans or active transponders, the Latvian Air Force confirmed on Saturday.
The Russian planes were identified on two separate occasions, on Friday and Saturday, prompting a rapid response from NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission.
Read more: [https://www.newsweek.com/nato-scrambles-fighter-jets-intercept-six-russian-aircraft-1957470](https://www.newsweek.com/nato-scrambles-fighter-jets-intercept-six-russian-aircraft-1957470)
Russians doing what russians do.
To be fair that happens every week. And it has been that way for decades.
Interesting how they don’t have balls to do the same in the Bering Strait. And imagine how butthurt and outraged they’d be if the US did the same.
Just do what Turkey did and shoot them down if they stray over NATO airspace. Bullies only back down when they get punched in the face.
How is this newsworthy? This has been happening weekly for decades
This was yesterday no?
If they do this to test Nato reaction times then don’t react……keep our jets back until they enter nato airspace.
We can use our own planes with IFF turned off to practise interceptions.
Amazing how this headline could be from today or from the 1980’s.
Times never really change.
We should start shooting them down. Flying over our borders is a red line or some shit.