French NATO jets shoot down stray drone in Latvia

This was the first time the alliance's rapid reaction Baltic Air Policing mission has shot down a drone in Latvia.

Latvia: NATO jet shoots down stray drone

For the first time, a NATO jet shot down a drone over eastern Latvia. According to the military, the drone entered Latvian airspace due to "Russian electromagnetic warfare."

French NATO jet shoots down drone over Latvia as another explodes in Moldova

A drone that entered NATO member Latvia's airspace from Russia on Monday was shot down by a French military fighter jet, as fragments of another drone were found in a field in Moldova after it entered from Ukraine earlier the same day. Military drones straying into the airspace of ​Russia's neighbours have stoked concerns that the war in Ukraine is spilling over NATO's borders.

By FRANCE 24

French NATO jets destroy mystery drone over Latvia as Ukraine war intensifies

French NATO fighter jets stationed in the Baltic region shot down a drone that had entered Latvian airspace on Monday, marking a rare interception under the alliance’s Baltic Air Policing mission. It follows a series of similar incidents linked to the war in Ukraine as Moscow and Kyiv step up drone strikes on each other.

By RFI

French fighter jet shoots down Russian drone over NATO territory as security incidents escalate

The Latvian army, without saying who had launched the drone, said it had entered from Russia "as a result of Russian electromagnetic warfare."

French jet on NATO mission shoots down drone in Latvian airspace, army says

In first, Latvia shoots down a drone that entered its airspace

French Air Force fighter jets participating in NATO’s Baltic air policing mission shot down a drone that had entered Latvian airspace, the Latvian military said.

French-NATO jet shoots down stray drone over Latvian airspace

A French Rafale fighter jet shot down a drone Monday after it entered NATO member Latvia's airspace from Russia, marking the latest security incident along Europe's easte...