NATO air policing

Trump, Clinton, Cruz, Sanders: Who would be the best US president for the Baltics?

As the presidential race in the United States picks up pace, political analyst Simonas Klimanskis looks at which of the front-runners for the Democratic...

New €5.6m military building to house foreign troops in Šiauliai

A new dormitory will be built at the Air Force Aviation Base in Šiauliai to house foreign soldiers on short stays during redeployment, exercises and for...

Spain takes over NATO air policing mission in Lithuania from Hungary

A Spanish NATO contingent is taking over the Baltic air policing mission from the military base near Šiauliai, Lithuania from Hungarian fighter jets on...

NATO jets scrambled 160 times to protect Lithuanian airspace in 2015 (1)

Lithuania’s Defence Ministry said that NATO jets patrolling airspace over the Baltic Countries scrambled 160 times to intercept Russian planes in...

NATO jets scrambled once to intercept Russian military aircraft

On 9-15 November, fighter aircraft of the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic States performed one A-Scramble to intercept a foreign aircraft in...