Eurofighter Typhoon
France taking over NATO air policing mission in Lithuania
The Lithuanian Air Base in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, is hosting an official NATO air police mission handover ceremony on Wednesday. […]
NATO jets scrambled 160 times to protect Lithuanian airspace in 2015
Lithuania’s Defence Ministry said that NATO jets patrolling airspace over the Baltic Countries scrambled 160 times to intercept Russian planes in 2015, up 14% on the previous year. […]
NATO jets in Baltics intercept Russian reconnaissance plane
Hungarian fighter jets JAS-39 Gripen, stationed in Lithuania as part of NATO‘s Baltic air policing mission, were on Monday scrambled from Šiauliai to accompany a Russian reconnaissance plane. […]
NATO fighter jets scrambled from Lithuania over two Russian planes
Hungary’s JAS-39 Gripen fighter-jets serving in the NATO Baltic air policing mission were scrambled from the Lithuanian Aviation Base in Šiauliai on Tuesday to identify and accompany two Russian war planes. […]
Hungary takes its first shift in Baltic air policing mission in Lithuania
Troops of the Hungarian Air Forces are taking over NATO‘s Baltic air-policing mission for the first time, with an official contingent changeover ceremony involving Lithuanian and the Hungarian defence ministers planned at the Lithuanian Aviation Base in Šiauliai on Monday. […]
Italian fighter-jets to stay in Lithuania longer for Baltic air policing mission
Italy, which is serving its first shift in NATO‘s Baltic air policing mission, will leave its fighter-jets in Lithuania longer than planned, while Belgium and Portugal will this year send their troops for training, Lithuanian Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said. […]
Italians ready to protect Baltic airspace
Having arrived in Lithuania to conduct the Baltic air policing mission for the first time, Italian troops say they are prepared to prevent any violations. […]
Italians and Poles take shift in NATO’s Baltic air policing mission
The NATO air-policing mission carries huge symbolic value, Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said at the Air Force Aviation Base in Šiauliai on Wednesday. […]
Italians take over Baltic air policing mission
Four Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets of the Italian Air Force landed at the Air Base of the Lithuanian Air Force in the northern Lithuanian city of Šiauliai on Sunday as Italian troops are to take over responsibility for NATO’s Baltic air policing mission. […]
German jets take to Estonian skies as they take over NATO Baltic policing mission
Germany will be taking over the responsibility of supporting the Baltic Air Policing mission from Ämari Air Base in Estonia. From September until end of the year, up to six Luftwaffe Eurofighter Typhoon jets will patrol the skies of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, in coordination with NATO fighter jets already stationed in Lithuania. […]