Dutch F-35s were supported by German Eurofighters in mission, says NATO
ATHENS
Dutch fighter jets intercepted three Russian military aircraft near the Polish airspace, the Netherland’s Defense Ministry said late Monday.
Two F-35 jets, deployed in Poland for a NATO mission, took off to identify three unidentified aircraft that were detected as approaching the Polish airspace from Russia’s Kaliningrad direction, the ministry said in a statement.
The unknown planes were later identified as two SU-27 fighter jets and one IL-20 electronic intelligence plane.
On Tuesday, NATO Air Command affirmed the incident on Twitter, and said the Dutch jets were supported by German Eurofighter jets.
