NATO jets fly twice this week from Šiauliai in response to unidentified airplanes

Fighter jets serving in the NATO air-policing mission had to take off from its home base in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, twice this week in response to unidentified airplanes approaching the air-space of the Baltic states. On Wednesday, UK fighter jets Eurofighter Typhoon took off from Šiauliai to identify an object flying close to the Latvian international waters without a flight plan. After identifying it as a Russian military helicopter, the NATO jets returned to their base in Šiauliai.

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