On April 6, the German Air Force took off to intercept a Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea. This was reported by the German Air Force in X, UNN reports .
Our Eurofighter jets from VAPB took off today (April 6 - ed.) from Lielvarde (Latvia) on a defensive flight to intercept a Russian COOT-A (Il-20) over the Baltic Sea, which was flying without a transponder,
Addendum
On January 31, 2024, it was reported that Germany had sent a fighter jet to intercept a Russian reconnaissance aircraft that had been spotted over the Baltic Sea off its coast.
In early March 2024 , it was reportedthat the German Army Air Force would control the airspace over Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania for the next nine months.
