Scramble in Latvia: Italian Eurofighters Shoot Down an Unmanned Aircraft

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Two Eurofighter F-2000s from the Italian Air Force’s Task Force Air “Baltic Thunder III”, engaged in NATO’s air-policing mission on the Alliance’s eastern flank, were scrambled following a violation of Latvian airspace by a drone.

The Italian crews intercepted the unmanned aircraft and proceeded to shoot it down in accordance with NATO procedures.

Defending Allied skies.