(Luft) Air Policing Baltikum & Air Policing South

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Italian F-35 Jets Intercept Russian Strategic Airlifter Near Kaliningrad Sparking Questions [...]

NATO Air Command reported that two Italian F-35 fighters scrambled from Ämari Air Base in Estonia to intercept a Russian An-124 “Ruslan” approaching the Baltic region. The mission forms part of NATO’s long-running Air Policing effort, designed to safeguard the Alliance’s eastern flank against unauthorized or potentially destabilizing flights. This latest interception underscores the enduring tensions surrounding Kaliningrad and the strategic significance of heavy airlift operations in contested airspace. The presence of a Russian strategic cargo aircraft so close to NATO borders has raised attention.

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