Event afe9c372-6046-4cdb-bfdf-02dde5cdb4e4

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Uncategorized Country: Russia Country: France Country: Baltic Sea Region Country: Unknown

Source: https://united24media.com/latest-news/russia-targets-french-...

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Event Time

9mo ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Russian Warship Locks Onto French Patrol Aircraft Over Baltic Sea

Short Summary: A Russian warship targeted a French patrol aircraft with fire-control radar over the Baltic Sea during a NATO surveillance mission.

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.

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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.

Source

https://united24media.com/latest-news/russia-targets-french-patrol-aircraft-with-air-defense-system-over-the-baltic-sea-7019