This video shows what it looks like to intercept a Russian electronic intelligence collection aircraft, high over the Baltic Sea. The on August 17th to intercept the aircraft were launched out of Estonia as part of NATO’s rotating air defense mission in the Baltics.

Although many Russia-NATO intercepts , the majority occur in a peaceful manner just like the one below. Intercepts of Russian aircraft near or over Europe have increased drastically since Russia invaded Crimea in early 2014. Even though the geopolitical divide has increased between NATO member nations and Russia, and,

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