nato baltic air policing duties

Wednesday, February 17NATO planes identified an Ilyushin Il-22 flying between the Russian "mainland" and the Kaliningrad exclave, which borders with Lithuania.While the Il-22 had a functioning transponder, maintained radio contact with…

Jets from the air forces of Italy and Germany, who currently hold the NATO Baltic Air Policing duties – with the Luftwaffe flying out of Ämari – will conduct overflights, and will be joined by U.S. planes based in the U.K.This will take…