The Belgian Air Force said that its F-16 Fighting Falcon jet, which was deployed in the Baltics, had been scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft allegedly flying without a flight plan in the area.
"Yesterday, #F16 @beairforce, currently deployed in the #Baltic Region to safeguard the integrity of @NATO airspace, intercepted #Russian Flanker Jets flying w/o flight plan," the Belgian Air Force wrote on Twitter late on Wednesday.
The incident followed a reported flight of two Russian Su-24 Fencer bombers over a Belgian Navy ship in the Baltic Sea area last Thursday.
The Russian Armed Forces, in their turn, repeatedly report about foreign reconnaissance aircraft attempting to cross into the Russian airspace.
Hier, les #F16s @beairforce, actuellement déployés dans la région de la Baltique afin de préserver l’intégrité de l’espace aérien @NATO, ont intercepté des avions de combat Flanker russes sans plan de vol. Protéger votre sécurité, c'est notre mission @BelgiumDefence, pic.twitter.com/76KFAj2nY2
— Belgian Air Force
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URL: http://www.ruaviation.com/news/2018/11/30/12504/