NATO air policing

The Ministry of National Defence stated that on 5-11 August fighter aircraft of the NATO Baltic Air Policing Detachment were scrambled twice to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

On 25-31 March, the NATO Air Policing Mission fighter aircraft were scrambled six times to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the National Defence Ministry reports.

On 18-24 March, the NATO Air Policing Mission fighter aircraft were scrambled five times to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, reports the Ministry of National Defence.

On 26 February-3 March, NATO Air Policing Mission fighter aircraft were scrambled five times to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, reports the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania.

On 12-18 February, NATO Air Policing Mission Detachment fighter aircraft were scrambled three times to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, reports the Ministry of National Defence.

On 4-11 February, NATO Air Policing Mission Detachment fighter aircraft were scrambled three times to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, reports the Ministry of National Defence.

NATO Air Policing Mission Detachment fighter aircraft were scrambled twice to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea in the period from 29 January to 4 February, the National Defence Ministry reports.

On 22-28 January, NATO Air Policing Mission Detachment fighter aircraft were scrambled twice to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, said the National Defence Ministry of Lithuania.

On 15-21 January, NATO Air Policing Mission Detachment fighter aircraft were scrambled once to intercept aircraft of the Russian Federation violating flight rules in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, said the Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania.

The Ämari Air Base in Estonia will undergo reconstruction in 2024, during which the Baltic airspace will be secured from Latvia and Lithuania. After the reconstruction is completed, the allied fighter jets will return to Estonia, reports the Ministry of Defence of Estonia.

Fighter jets stationed in the Baltic states as part of NATO's air policing mission were scrambled eight times last week to identify and escort military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea, according to data from the Ministry of National Defense.

A female Spanish Air Force soldier was attacked in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania on Tuesday night.

As a NATO summit starts in Brussels on Wednesday, BNS Lithuania presents key facts on NATO's presence in the country and the Lithuanian government's expectations:

The Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, will host on Wednesday a changeover of rotations conducting the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states.

NATO fighter-jets serving in the NATO air-policing mission in Lithuania were last week scrambled once to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation in international waters over the Baltic Sea, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.

NATO fighter-jets conducting the air-policing mission in the Baltic states were last week scrambled twice to intercept military aircraft of the Russian Federation in the international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

NATO fighter-jets serving in the Baltic air-policing mission were last week scrambled from Lithuania for the first time in 2018 over Russian warplanes flying in the international airspace above the Baltic Sea.

Danish troops protect not only the Baltic nations, but also their own country as they conduct NATO's Baltic air-policing mission, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said during his visit to Lithuania on Monday.

A Danish Air Force detachment is taking over the NATO air-policing mission in the Baltic states in Siauliai, northern Lithuania.

Fighter-jets serving in the NATO air-policing mission in Lithuania were last week scrambled once over Russian warplanes flying in the international airspace.