The Romanian Army confirmed the interception of a Russian military aircraft with the F-16 aircraft, which is in the equipment of the Romanian Air Force, the interception taking place in the airspace of the Baltic States, the aircraft taking off from the Uedem air base in Germany.
The Romanian Army is not the first interception of this kind, during the war in Ukraine several missions of this kind were carried out, no less than 10, according to MApN, but it is very likely that their number will increase substantially in the following period.
The most recent interception mission for the Carpathian Vipers took place on May 30, when F-16s were alerted by the NATO Air Operations Center in Uedem, Germany.
A military transport aircraft, belonging to the Russian Federation, was detected in the NATO area of responsibility, near the airspace of the Baltic countries. According to standard Alliance procedures, after interception, the aircraft was safely escorted until the air situation was cleared.
Halfway through the mission, the Romanian pilots have so far received approximately 10 interception alerts.
