Belgian F-16 intercepts Russian An-12 airlifter over Baltic skies
Both Allied detachments in the Baltics conducted their first alert scramble yesterday performing visual identification of Russian Federation aircraft that flew in international airspace close to NATO territory and were not on a flight plan, the Allied Air Command said on September 6, 2018. Read more
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| A Belgian F-16AM fighter jet approaching a Russian Federation An-12 transport aircraft during the first intercept of the Belgian Baltic Air Policing detachment (Credit: Belgian Air Force) |
