Mission failed: Russian aircraft intending to violate German airspace intercepted, escorted over Baltic Sea
Photo: Germany scramles fighter jet to intercept Russian warplane (Getty Images)
Today, on January 30, Germany was forced to scramble a fighter jet to intercept a Russian military aircraft, reports the German Air Force.
It is noted that the fighter jet took off from runway A at Laage and detected the Russian military aircraft in the international airspace over Rügen. The German fighter had been accompanying it for a short period before it turned back to the east.
Photo: The Russian aircraft (twitter.com/Team_Luftwaffe)
"The Il-20M military aircraft was flying without a transponder signal," noted the German Air Force.
In Germany, it was clarified that the 71st tactical squadron of the Richthofen Air Force took part in the interception. The military compound is equipped with Eurofighter Typhoon fighters.
Russia's provocations
Recall that the Russian forces have repeatedly used their planes for provocations. Last August, American air defense systems detected four military planes of the aggressor country near Alaska.
The same month, the Danish Air Force intercepted two Russian bombers flying in the direction of NATO territory.
Recently, Norwegian F-35 jets intercepted Russian bombers and fighters. They were detected near the NATO airspace.
