Norway's F-16 Fist Interception of Russian Airplane in Nato Baltic Air Policing Mission

The Norwegian F-16 aircraft sent to guard Nato’s eastern border have had their first run-in with a Russian aircraft, after an Antonov An-22 transport aircraft came close to entering Lithuanian airspace.
The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace continually, giving the Norwegian pilot no cause to intervene. But it did not have its transponders on, as this is not a requirement for aircraft travelling through international airspace.
Norway on Thursday took over the revolving Nato mission in the Baltic States, which it will carry out for the next four months.
Italy, the last country to have the job, sent its fighters out no fewer than 60 times in four months to intercept Russian planes.
In December a Norwegian F-16 found itself in a near collision with a Russian MiG, which suddenly appears at its right.
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Rusia reanuda los vuelos de bombarderos Tu-95/Flight suspension of Russia’s Tu-95s lifted

La Fuerza Aérea Rusa ha levantado la restricción a los vuelos de Tu-95 que había impuesto tras el accidente de un avión de transporte An-22 el pasado Diciembre. El An-22 utiliza los mismos motores que el Tu-95.
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The Russian Air Force has allowed flights of Tu-95 bombers to resume after it imposed a ban following the crash of a An-22 in December.
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Rusia paraliza la flota de An-22 y Tu-95, tras accidente de An-22/ Russian Air Force Suspends An-22, Tu-95M Operations after an An-22 Crash

La Fuerza Aérea Rusa ha paralizado toda la flota de aviones de transporte Antonov An-22 y bombarderos Tupolev Tu-95MS tras el accidente sufrido por un An-22.
El cese de operaciones de ambos tipos sugiere que la causa del problema está en el motor, que ambos modelos comparten, el Kuznetsov NK-12. El An-22 es el mayor turbohélice en servicio en el mundo, con 45 unidades en la Fuerza Aérea Rusa, y prestando servicio por unos 40 años.
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The Russian Air Force command has grounded the entire fleet of its Antonov An-22 transports and Tupolev Tu-95MS bombers after an An-22 crash yesterday killing all twelve crew on board.
The grounding of both types of aircraft suggests the Air Force suspects the cause of the problem was in the engine – both aircraft types share the Kuznetsov NK-12 turboprop. The An-22 remains the largest turboprop powered aircraft in the world. Around 45 remain in service with the Russian Air Force and most are over 40 years old.
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