NATO scrambled jets to respond to Russian aircraft "not adhering to international norms" this week. Italy's air force intercepted a Russian Coot-A aircraft over the Baltic Sea, NATO Air Command said.

New Delhi: The day was 23 December 2025. Sitting in the dark, the NATO air command detected a breach of its airspace. Amid ...

PARIS - The number of times NATO fighter jet scrambled to intercept Russian military aircraft approaching allied airspace over Europe has changed little in 2024 compared to 2023, even as Western ...

The Baltic countries, which lack their own combat aircraft, rely heavily on NATO for air defense, especially as Russian military activity near their borders increases. This reliance has prompted the ...

The recent addition of Sweden and Finland to the NATO alliance is opening up new opportunities for members to better work together in the Arctic, where Russian activity has been increasing. That could ...

Western militaries are looking at interceptor drones — proven in combat in Ukraine — as an ideal low-cost air defense.

Hosted by NATO Allied Air Command (AIRCOM) and the Royal Netherlands Air Force, tactical-level live-fly exercise Ramstein Flag 2025 will test new capabilities in realistic combat scenarios to ...

The Finnish Air Force will secure NATO skies by deploying four F/A-18 Hornets to Keflavik Air Base for the next rotation of the Icelandic Air Policing mission in February 2025. The Finnish Air Force ...

STUTTGART, Germany — A new NATO-led air defense mission in Poland sprang into action this week, scrambling F-35 jets in response to a potential Russian drone incursion, the American general who serves ...

Russian military aircraft are being intercepted by NATO forces at an alarming rate over the Baltic Sea. Russia's defense ministry did not immediately return a request for comment. It said previously ...