April 04, 2023 Military Aviation News

PORTUGUESE F-16 JETS CONDUCT FIRST ALERT SCRAMBLE IN LITHUANIA

04/04/2023

On April 2, 2023, two Portuguese F-16 fighter jets from NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission launched from Šiauliai, Lithuania, to identify and escort an IL-76 Russian military aircraft. The Russian aircraft was flying from mainland Russia to the Kaliningrad exclave above international waters off the Baltic Sea coast of Estonia.

Sweden’s defence spending suggests they will catch up

04/04/2023

The Swedish government is on track in their aim to meet Nato’s target to spend 2.0% of its gross domestic product (GDP) on shoring up their defence according to the GlobalData report: Sweden Defence Market 2023-28.

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