On 13 November 2024, NATO’s air defences responded to Russian aircraft approaching international airspace in the Baltic Sea and off Norway’s coast.
In an operation coordinated under NATO’s authority, Italian and Norwegian fighter jets scrambled to intercept and identify multiple Russian aircraft that were not adhering to international flight norms.
As reported by NATO Air Command on social media, Italian fighter jets intercepted a Russian Coot-A over the Baltic Sea, while Norwegian F-35s were dispatched to identify and monitor multiple Russian aircraft flying near the Norwegian coast.
The NATO response underscores the alliance’s commitment to maintaining airspace security and upholding international norms, with NATO’s air policing missions continuing to ensure that any potential threat is managed effectively.
On Tuesday, 🇮🇹 &🇳🇴jets scramble under #NATO authority responding to 🇷🇺 aircraft not adhering to international norms
🇮🇹 intercepted a 🇷🇺 Coot-A over the Baltic Sea &🇳🇴 F-35s took off to identify multiple 🇷🇺 aircraft flying in international airspace off the Norwegian Coast pic.twitter.com/1pBqDUasxW
— NATO Air Command (@NATO_AIRCOM) November 14, 2024
This event follows similar intercepts in recent months as NATO works to counter increasing military activity in its area of responsibility.
why do we intercept, when russian bombers and fighters fly into airspace they have no right to be in, we have done this for almost 70 years and still they persist. it is about time we stopped this policy and just shoot them down, surely this is justified. there is no way in this day and age that armed russian bombers and fighters can ‘stray accidentally’ into british airspace as they so casually do. maye if we accidentally shot down every incursion, the incursions would stop. if the other fellow wont abide by the rules, what binds us to abide… Read more »
Would you consider starting WW3 as justification for this ?.