NATO fighter scrambled and Vilnius Airport closed—over a flock of birds
Vilnius Airport temporarily suspended operations on Sunday morning after unidentified objects detected in Lithuanian airspace were initially believed to be drones.
The alert prompted the...
Italian Eurofighter shoots down unidentified drone over Latvia
A NATO Italian Eurofighter Typhoon has shot down an unidentified drone after it entered Latvian airspace early on Friday morning, with Latvian forces now...
Hungarian jets intercept five Russian fighters over Baltic Sea
Hungarian Air Force Gripen fighter jets scrambled from Šiauliai Air Base on Thursday, 25 September, to intercept a formation of five Russian military aircraft...
First joint NATO mission for Spain and Sweden: a historic aerial collaboration in Lithuania
Spain and Sweden marked a historic milestone as they jointly participated in their first NATO mission in Lithuania. The mission saw an Airbus A400M...
Portuguese F-16s conduct First Alert scramble in Baltic air policing mission
Portuguese F-16 fighter jets, currently deployed for NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, recently conducted their first alert scramble. The...
Swedish Gripen conduct first visual identifications over Baltic Sea as NATO member, together with Belgian and German allies
Following Sweden's recent NATO membership, its air force engaged in multiple encounters with Russian planes over the Baltic Sea. The incidents involved Swedish Jas...
Belgian F-16s intercept Russian Sukhoi-30s over the Baltic Sea
Two Belgian F-16s intercepted Russian fighter planes over the Baltic Sea on Wednesday, NATO command said.NATO radars spotted unknown planes that had taken off...
[Pics] Aviatic MRO inaugurates aviation maintenance hangar at Šiauliai airport, Lithuania
Aviatic MRO, a Lithuania-based aircraft maintenance and repair organisation, has inaugurated an advanced aircraft maintenance facility at Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ) in Lithuania. The...
Mission accomplished for the Belgian Air Policing in the Baltic States after 8 months
Belgian Defence Minister Philippe Goffin will be present at Melsbroek Military Airport this Thursday, April 30 for the return of the Belgian detachment of...