Two Hungarian Gripen fighter jets intercepted 5 Russian navy plane over the Baltic Sea on Thursday 25 September.
Supply: NATO Air Command on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda
Particulars: The intercepted plane included Russian Su-30 and Su-35 fighters, in addition to three MiG-31 jets. They flew over the Baltic Sea close to Latvian airspace.
Hungarian Gripens took off from Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania to intercept the Russian jets.
Quote: "Hungary demonstrates the Alliance’s dedication to defending and safeguarding the Baltics and the jap flank."
Two 🇭🇺 Gripen fighters on @NATO Baltic #AirPolicing scrambled on 25 Sep from Siauliai 🇱🇹 in response to a 🇷🇺 Su-30, Su-35 and 3x MiG-31 flying near 🇱🇻 airspace
🇭🇺 demonstrates the Alliance’s dedication to defending and safeguarding the Baltics and the jap flank pic.twitter.com/EMG035s0qm— NATO Air Command (@NATO_AIRCOM) September 25, 2025
Background:
- In a associated incident, 4 Russian navy plane had been detected on 24 September within the Alaska Air Protection Identification Zone, prompting the US Air Pressure to scramble jets for escort.
- Final week, three Russian MiG-31 navy plane violated Estonian airspace, sparking a NATO dialogue on the suitable response to such incidents.
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