NATO fighters flew record number of sorties of aircraft of the Russian Federation
NATO fighters in the past year, about 780 times rose into the air from bases in Europe for visual identification and escort the Russian aircraft.
NATO fighters in 2016, about 780 times the alarm went up in the air from military bases in Europe for visual identification and escort aircraft of the aerospace defence forces of Russia, reports Deutsche Welle.
This is a record number of such incidents since the cold war, said the representative of command of the air base, the U.S. air force in Ramstein in Germany (Rhineland-Palatinate) is a German media.
Indicated that about 90 such sorties were committed because of the combat aircraft of other States, passenger liners or cruise transport machines, which are not immediately identified on radar screens.
While in 2015 the number of departures in connection with the discovery of Russian fighters was almost halved – 410, the source said.
Since the annexation of the Crimea, the Baltic countries have repeatedly stated their vulnerability to the aggressive policy of Russia. In this regard, NATO has reinforced its air policing of the Baltic allies.
We will remind, fighters of the U.S. air force arrived for military exercises in Europe.
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