US EditionNATO Is Bolstering Its Eastern Flank Following Alleged Russian Incursions. CNN Joined a Surveillance Flight
NATO has intensified surveillance flights and increased military presence after multiple Russian drone and aircraft incursions into Eastern European airspace, NATO officials said.
- On September 9, around 20 Russian drones veered from Ukrainian territory into Poland, prompting jets from several NATO countries to scramble and shoot them down.
- Eastern Sentry flew an eight-hour surveillance pattern over Eastern Europe, with crews tasked to detect, track, identify and report potential threats near Russian and Belarusian territory.
- The E-3 allows operators to track aircraft up to 650 kilometers and serves as a battlespace manager guiding national interceptors toward tracks of interest.
- NATO is beefing up its presence in Eastern Europe after multiple incursions, with Mark Rutte warning of rising recklessness, citing three Russian MiG-31 jets flying over Estonia.
- Authorities in Denmark and Romania reported separate drone incursions, with drones disrupting travel in Denmark and Romanian jets scrambled after a September 13 violation, while Russia denies crossing NATO airspace.
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NATO is bolstering its eastern flank following alleged Russian incursions. CNN joined a surveillance flight
At NATO’s Geilenkirchen airbase in Germany, an E-3 Sentry plane takes off on a mission to scan the skies of Eastern Europe for signs of possible Russian encroachment into NATO airspace.
NATO is bolstering its eastern flank following alleged Russian incursions
After slowly taxiing towards the runway at NATO’s Geilenkirchen airbase in Germany, the pilots go full throttle and the decades-old E-3 Sentry surveillance plane screams as it gains speed and lifts off on its way to Eastern Europe.
A series of Russian air raids in recent weeks has rekindled tensions within NATO, exposing differences on how the alliance should respond. Estonia invoked Article 4 of the treaty after the entry of Russian warplanes into its airspace, resulting in a harsh exchange with Secretary General Mark Rutte.]]>
Military personnel from several countries, including Portugal, are helping the Atlantic Alliance to monitor the eastern flank
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