Event 803

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "BSR",
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The report comes from a named official French military statement and is echoed by a reputable international media outlet. The timeline, actors, and incident details (fire-control radar lock-on, region, and aircraft type) are clearly stated.",
  "countries": [
    "Russia",
    "France",
    "Baltic Sea Region",
    "Unknown"
  ],
  "country": "Russia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "A Russian warship locked onto a French Bréguet Br.1150 Atlantic patrol aircraft with fire-control radar over the Baltic Sea, as the French aircraft conducted a surveillance mission. The locking action, which simulates missile targeting, is seen as an escalation and is condemned by French officials as an aggressive attempt to obstruct freedom of navigation.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-03-19T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "French officials reported a Russian warship locked fire-control radar on a French patrol plane over the Baltic Sea, per March 19 statement.",
    "Locking with fire-control radar is typically a precursor to missile engagement and regarded as an act of escalation."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "A Russian naval unit engaged in what the French Armed Forces Joint Staff described as an aggressive act against a French Bréguet Br.1150 Atlantic patrol aircraft conducting surveillance over the Baltic Sea, according to a statement released on March 19.",
    "The report states that a Russian warship locked onto the French aircraft using a fire-control radar while it was monitoring underwater infrastructure or international waters.",
    "French military officials condemned the incident, calling it a 'noticeably aggressive and unjustified attempt to obstruct the freedom of navigation in international airspace.'",
    "French officials stated that a Russian warship locked onto the aircraft with targeting radar—a tactic typically associated with missile targeting."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "French officials reported a Russian warship locked fire-control radar on a French patrol plane over the Baltic Sea, per March 19 statement.",
            "Locking with fire-control radar is typically a precursor to missile engagement and regarded as an act of escalation."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "??Russia targets French patrol aircraft   FR reaffirms presence",
  "headline": "Russian Warship Locks Onto French Patrol Aircraft Over Baltic Sea",
  "location_text": "Baltic Sea",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_803_1763938973_b2bea99a.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Same incident. A ??Russian unit used fire-control radar to lock on a French maritime patrol aircraft over international waters.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://united24media.com/latest-news/russia-targets-french-patrol-aircraft-with-air-defense-system-over-the-baltic-sea-7019"
  ],
  "summary_short": "A Russian warship targeted a French patrol aircraft with fire-control radar over the Baltic Sea during a NATO surveillance mission.",
  "url": "https://united24media.com/latest-news/russia-targets-french-patrol-aircraft-with-air-defense-system-over-the-baltic-sea-7019"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "BSR, Air",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "BSR;Air",
  "Date": "19-Mar-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "https://united24media.com/latest-news/russia-targets-french-patrol-aircraft-with-air-defense-system-over-the-baltic-sea-7019",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "??Russia targets French patrol aircraft   FR reaffirms presence",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Same incident. A ??Russian unit used fire-control radar to lock on a French maritime patrol aircraft over international waters.",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}