USAF B-1B joins NATO air defense drill over Lithuania and Latvia
A US Air Force B-1B Lancer flew in a NATO air defense training mission over Lithuania and Latvia…
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Finnish, Swedish fighters jointly intercept Russian aircraft for first time
Finnish and Swedish quick reaction alert (QRA) fighters identified a group of Russian military aircraft over the Gulf…
NATO fighters shoot down drone over Lithuania after airspace incursion
Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons shot down an unidentified drone over Lithuania shortly after midnight on September 15,…
RAF completes operation on remote Arctic island with US and Norwegian allies
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) has taken part in a demonstration on a remote Arctic island alongside…
Turkish F-16 fighters scramble after drones cross into Estonia’s airspace
Turkish Air Force F-16 fighters deployed to Ämari Air Base in Estonia scrambled early on September 1, 2026, after drones…
Polish deputy minister rules out nuclear warheads, draws official pushback
Polish Deputy Defense Minister Paweł Zalewski ruled out stationing nuclear warheads in Poland on August 27, 2026, drawing…
Romanian Gepard tracks US Army drone in Poland counter-drone drill
During joint counter-drone training at Bemowo Piskie Training Area in Poland on August 18, 2026, US Army drone operators flew first-person-view aircraft for Romanian crews to…
Romanian F-16 fires cannon at sea drone near Black Sea gas platform
Two Romanian Air Force F-16s were sent against a small maritime drone drifting inside Romania’s exclusive economic zone…
Spanish F-18 shoots down drone over Romania after approach via Moldova
A Spanish Air and Space Force F/A-18 Hornet shot down a drone over southeastern Romania in the early…
Romanian F-16 shoot down drone in country’s airspace, Italian Eurofighters join
The President of Romania, Nicușor Dan, has confirmed that a Romanian Air Force F-16 shot down a drone…
Cathay Pacific A350 intercepted by NATO jets after losing contact over Romania
A Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to London was intercepted by Hungarian NATO fighter jets after briefly…
Denmark to order Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft and join NATO Triton drone buy
Denmark announced plans to acquire two Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft on July 7, 2026, in a decision aimed at strengthening “surveillance…
NATO unveils pooled A400M fleet, confirms Saab GlobalEye as AWACS replacement
Seven NATO allies launched a shared Airbus A400M transport fleet, and the alliance confirmed Sweden’s Saab GlobalEye as…
NATO and Ukraine launch €250,000 airfield denial innovation challenge
NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) and the NATO-Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC) have opened an…
French Rafale fighter shoots down drone over Latvia in NATO mission
NATO Baltic Air Policing fighters shot down a drone that entered Latvian airspace on June 8, 2026, after…
US weighs NATO nuclear-sharing expansion as France pushes rival framework
Washington is in confidential discussions about adding countries to NATO’s nuclear-sharing arrangement, the Financial Times reported on June…
Baltic presidents call on NATO to shift from air policing to air defense
The presidents of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania issued a joint statement on May 21, 2026, urging NATO to…
Lithuania and Latvia issue air danger alerts over suspected drone activity
Lithuania and Latvia activated mobile air danger warnings in their eastern districts on the morning of May 20,…