Belgium Air Force released images of Russian planes intercepted by its F-16 fighter jets during NATO's Baltic Air Patrol (BAP) missions...
Belgium Air Force released images of Russian planes intercepted by its F-16 fighter jets during NATO's Baltic Air Patrol (BAP) missions over Baltic States.
The four fleet F-16s based at the Ämari airbase in Estonia has been complementing the four Spanish Eurofighter Typhoons deployed to Šiauliai, Lithuania for the BAP.
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| Su-27 Flanker armed with four air to air missiles, Belgium F-16 in insight |
NATO has been providing airspace protection for its Baltic allies Lativia, Estonia and Lithuania since 2004, who do not have their own fighter fleet.
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| Tu-134 passenger plane |
These photos were taken by Belgian pilots during escort or intercept missions of Russian aircraft over Baltic airspace.
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| An-72 transport plane being escorted by Belgian F-16 |
The aircraft intercepted include Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker fighter jet, An-72 transport plane, Tupolev Tu-134A passenger jet, Illyushin IL-76 transport plane and Antonov An-12 PPS jamming aircraft.
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| Russian An-12 PPS jamming aircraft |
Spain and Belgium took over the four month BAP mission from Germany and Hungary in Jan 2016.
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| An-12 PPS jamming aircraft |
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| IL-76 transport plane |
