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French warplanes scrambled to Russian aircraft in Baltics 11 times in just one week
French warplanes scrambled to Russian aircraft in Baltics 11 times in just one week The incidents follow a series of cases in which military drones strayed into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments French warplanes were scrambled 11 times over the past week as part of NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission, France's armed forces spokesperson confirmed on Thursday. The official described the incidents as a higher-than-usual number of...
The Baltic states need more drone-detection radars. Europe's defence bottlenecks may slow them down
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French jet on NATO mission shoots down drone in Latvian airspace, army says
French jet on NATO mission shoots down drone in Latvian airspace, army says RIGA, Latvia: A French military Rafale fighter jet shot down a drone on Monday (Jun 8) that entered NATO country Latvia's airspace from Russia, the latest in a series of such security incidents along Europe's eastern border regions. The Latvian army, without saying who had launched the drone, said it had entered from Russia "as a result of Russian electromagnetic warfare". "Allied fighter jets successfully shoot down...
French NATO jet shoots down drone over Latvia as another explodes in Moldova
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Baltic states fear Russia-Ukraine war spillover after drone incursions
Along the forests and marshlands that separate the Baltic states from Russia and Belarus, workers are digging anti-tank ditches, pouring concrete bunkers and erecting rows of dragon's teeth - jagged concrete obstacles designed to slow and channel advancing armour - to buy precious time in the event of an attack. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 reignited old fears in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, where memories of Soviet rule remain close to the surface. In the years since,...
NATO jets shoot down drone over Latvia, extending Ukraine spillover fears
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Latvia: NATO jet shoots down stray drone
Latvia: NATO jet shoots down stray drone June 8, 2026A French military Rafale fighter jet on Monday shot down a drone that entered Latvia's airspace from Russia, according to the Latvian military. "Allied fighter jets successfully shoot down a drone flying into Latvian airspace!," the military said in a post on X. Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze reposted the message, thanking France for shooting down the drone. The French military jet that shot down the drone is stationed in Siauliai,...
‘Much better defence’ required to avert Russian drones, former Romanian NATO official tells Euronews
Exclusive: Former NATO Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Geoană has warned that the military alliance needed stronger low-altitude military capabilities to shoot down drones, as seen with the incursion late last week in Romania that has left the country in "shock". Former North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoană, said that much better defences were required by Europe to ward off drones – and the Romanian city of Galați still lives in a state of "shock"...
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