Germany Brings Fighter Jets Into Air To Intercept RF Plane In NATO Airspace
12- 31.01.2024, 11:57
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The Il-20M was flying with its navigation switched off.
A Russian military aircraft has entered NATO airspace, after which Germany brought its fighter jets into the air and escorted it. This was reported in the German Air Force.
"The Il-20M military aircraft was flying without a transponder signal," the report said.
Unsere QRA vom #TLG71 ist zu einem A-Scramble aus Laage aufgestiegen und hat vor Rügen im internationalen Luftraum eine 🇷🇺 Militärmaschine identifiziert, kurzzeitig begleitet, bevor diese wieder nach Osten abgedreht ist. Das Militärflugzeug IL -20M COOT-A flog ohne… pic.twitter.com/bHQWjaXjTb
— Team Luftwaffe (@Team_Luftwaffe) January 30, 2024
According to the German Air Force, the military aircraft was detected in the international airspace near Rügen. But after being escorted by fighter jets it returned to the east.
It should be noted that during 2023, NATO air forces in Europe conducted more than 300 sorties to intercept Russian military planes that approached the Alliance's airspace. Most of these interceptions took place over the Baltic Sea.
