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Politics · 1 September 2026

NATO jets scrambled as drones entered Estonian and Latvian airspace

NATO jets scrambled as drones entered Estonian and Latvian airspace

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On Tuesday, NATO fighter jets launched from Estonia and Latvia in response to drones flying near and entering their airspace. Estonia's Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said NATO reacted "swiftly and exactly as planned" to the incursions. Turkish Air Force F-16 jets, part of NATO's Baltic air policing mission, were deployed in response.

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