NATO countries will scramble jets 'when there are signs of Russian military planes approaching allied airspace in unpredictable ways,' the organization said.
German Eurofighter jets intercepted a Russian aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea, the
reporting name, Coot-A, was flying without a transponder over the Baltic, the German air force said. Transponders help authorities identify and track aircraft.Newsweek has reached out to the Russian Defense Ministry for comment via email.The Baltic Sea is largely surrounded by aircraft 'briefly accompanied it before it turned back to the east,' the Luftwaffe said at the time.France's military then said at the end of February that its Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets had intercepted a Russian Il-20 aircraft off the coast of Estonia.At the start of the year,
countries will scramble jets 'when there are signs of Russian military planes approaching allied airspace in unpredictable ways,' the alliance said.The war in Ukraine, now in its third year, has prompted many nations, particularly in Europe, to reevaluate their security policies and defense spending.
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