An Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft flew into Swedish airspace southeast of the Blekinge area, military officials said.
German fighter aircraft were scrambled to intercept a Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday, as the newly enlarged NATO alliance seeks to bolster its deterrence of potential aggression by Moscow in northeastern Europe.The Russian Il-20 aircraft was spotted by Swedish forces, after which two German Eurofighter aircraft scrambled to meet it, flying out of an air base close to the German town of Laage.
The Russian air force routinely conducts reconnaissance flights around NATO territory and also uses long-range bombers to probe allied defenses and readiness.NATO states do the same around Russian frontiers, and Western reconnaissance flights around Russia's western borders—including near-daily sorties in the Black Sea—have increased significantly since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. This includes both manned and unmanned aircraft.
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