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NATO Response To Drone Sighting

13 Sep

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The air alert was lifted and the airport reopened within 38 minutes, after the jet made a visual identification, Lithuania's National Crisis Management Centre said.

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The jet was summoned from Siauliai in northern Lithuania, where the Italian air force is currently based as part of the Nato Baltic Air Defence mission.

3 of 3 outletsfirst reported 13 Sepwording from The Independent

Military drones straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine is spilling over into Nato’s northern borders with Russia.

3 of 3 outletsfirst reported 13 Sepwording from The Independent

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13 Sep
The air alert was lifted and the airport reopened within 38 minutes, after the jet made a visual identification, Lithuania's National Crisis Management Centre said.
3 outlets · The Independent

Coverage 3 articles

13 Sep Lithuania closes Vilnius airport, NATO summons jets in response to possible drone
The Straits Times
13 Sep Lithuania says drone sighting turns out to be flock of birds, after NATO summons jets
CBC
13 Sep Nato jet scrambled to Lithuania ‘drone sighting’
The Independent

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