Several Russian military aircraft fly over the Baltic Sea - Bundeswehr in action

The Bundeswehr intercepts two Russian fighter planes over the Baltic Sea.

According to the information, the planes were again on the move without a position signal.

According to the Bundeswehr, fighter jets from the German and British Air Force intercepted three Russian reconnaissance planes over the Baltic Sea.

It was probably two military aircraft of the type SU-27 and an IL-20.

The German Air Force announced on Wednesday morning (April 26) on Twitter that all the planes had flown "again without a transponder signal" and had been intercepted by Eurofighters from the two NATO allies.

Russian military planes over the Baltic Sea - provocations in airspace are increasing

Provocations of this kind at the borders of airspace are not a new phenomenon in the course of the Ukraine war.

Russian fighter jets have been spotted more frequently over the Baltic Sea in recent years.

A few days ago, a Russian scout escorted by two SU-27 fighter jets reportedly entered Baltic airspace without prior notice.

The British and German Eurofighters escort the Russian jet back.

The transponder signal of the scout from Russia was also switched off.

At the end of March, US aircraft and Russian fighter jets even met over the Baltic Sea.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, two US planes headed for the Russian border.

The two US bombers probably flew over the Baltic Sea.

In 2022, NATO plans to have recorded a total of 570 incidents involving Russian jets over the Baltic Sea.

Reconnaissance aircraft intercepted.

🇬🇧 and 🇬🇧 #Eurofighter have been alerted to identify 3 military aircraft.

The two SU-27 flankers and one IL-20 from 🇷🇺 flew again without a transponder signal in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

#SecuringTheSkies #VAPB @NATO @GermanyNATO… pic.twitter.com/sOY4CPkrbe

— Team Luftwaffe (@Team_Luftwaffe) April 26, 2023

Bundeswehr intercepts Russian fighter jets over the Baltic Sea

Since the NATO states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania do not have their own fighter jets, the military alliance has secured the Baltic airspace in north-eastern Europe since 2004.

To this end, the allies regularly rotate combat aircraft and personnel to the Baltic Sea countries bordering Russia.

At the beginning of April, after eight months, the Bundeswehr handed over the leadership of the NATO airspace surveillance operation to Great Britain.

The German Air Force will continue to support him until the end of the month.

At the beginning of May, the mission should be over for her and the relocation should begin.

During joint NATO Air Policing, German and British fighter jets patrol the sky in mixed squads.

Since both air forces fly the Eurofighter, operations on the ground and in the air are easier to coordinate.

Transparency note: A previous version of the text mentioned three fighter planes.

In fact, there were two.

We have corrected this.