Defence
NATO jets scrambled from Lithuania over 2 Russian transport planes
NATO fighter-jets on an air policing mission were scrambled from Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, on Monday to accompany two Russian military transport airplanes. […]
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Foreign affairs
New French ambassador takes office in Lithuania
Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday accepted letters of credence from Ambassador Philippe Jeantaud of France. […]
Defence
NATO fighter-jets alerted by Russian war plane over Baltic Sea on Sunday
Fighter-jets serving in the NATO air policing mission in Lithuania on Sunday identified and accompanied a Russian airplane flying over the Baltic Sea with its transponder switched off. […]
Defence
New contingent taking over NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission in Lithuania
Air contingents conducting the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission will change over at a rotation ceremony at Šiauliai Airbase in Lithuania on Thursday. […]
Defence
NATO jets scrambled from Šiauliai over Russian transport plane
NATO air policing fighter-jets were on Tuesday scrambled from a base in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, to accompany a Russian transport airplane en route to the Kaliningrad region. […]
Defence
Norwegian jets arrive in Lithuania for NATO air policing mision
Norway‘s two F-16 Fighting Falcons landed in the Lithuanian Air Force Aviation Base in Šiauliai on Monday for the NATO air policing mission. […]
Defence
NATO jets took off twice from Lithuania over Russian airplanes last week
NATO fighter-jets guarding the Baltic skies were last week scrambled twice from Lithuania to identify and accompany Russian military airplanes flying close to the Baltic air-space, the Ministry of National Defence said on Monday. […]
Defence
Defence
Norway and Italy to take over Baltic air policing mission in Lithuania
Norway will take over the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic states in May, while the Italian contingent will stay in Šiauliai, Lithuania, for the second shift to reinforce the mission. […]
Defence
Defence
NATO fighter jets raised from Lithuania over Russian transport plane
NATO air policing jets were Tuesday scrambled from Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, to accompany a Russian transport airplane. […]
Defence
NATO jets in Lithuania alerted by Russian fighter-jet
Fighter-jets of the NATO air policing mission in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, were scrambled on Monday to identify and accompany a Russian jet that was flying with its transponder switched off. […]
Defence
NATO fighter jets scrambled from Lithuania over Russian transport plane
NATO fighter-jets guarding the Baltic skies from Šiauliai, Lithuania, were scrambled on Thursday evening to accompany a Russian transport airplane that was flying without a flight plan. […]
Defence
Lithuanian foreign minister: NATO air policing mission contributes to Alliance’s overall security
The NATO air policing mission is a sign that the Allies are firmly committed to defending the Baltic states and adds to the Alliance‘s security, says Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. […]
Defence
NATO fighter-jets alerted from Šiauliai to accompany Russian reconnaissance plane
Italian Typhoon fighter-jets performing the NATO air policing mission in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, were scrambled on Thursday to accompany a Russian reconnaissance airplane. […]
Defence
NATO jets alerted by 11 Russian war planes over Baltic Sea
Italy‘s Typhoon fighter-jets serving in the NATO air policing mission of the Baltic states were scrambled from Šiauliai air base in late hours of Tuesday to escort 11 Russian war planes flying above the Baltic Sea from mainland Russia to its Kaliningrad region. […]
Defence
Baltic Air Policing jets scrambled once last week to identify Russian aircraft
Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence has published data on interceptions of vessels and aircraft completed near the borders of the Baltic states between 9 and 15 March. […]
Defence
NATO jets take off to accompany Russian plane over Lithuania
The Italian Typhoon fighter jets, stationed in Lithuania as part of NATO’s Baltic air policing mission, were scrambled on Thursday to accompany a Russian plane. […]
Defence
NATO air policing jets scrambled twice last week
On 23 February – 1 March 2015, NATO fighter jets patrolling the Baltic airspace were scrambled to identify and escort aircraft flying near the Baltic states’ borderline in the NATO Baltic Air Policing Reaction Zone twice, Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence said. […]
Defence
NATO jets in Lithuania alerted by Russian planes over Baltic sea
The Italian Typhoon fighter jets, stationed in the Lithuanian northern city of Šiauliai as part of NATO’s Baltic air policing mission, were on Wednesday scrambled to accompany two Russian military transport aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea. […]