Business Insider spoke with Spanish pilots who are deployed to Lithuania to contribute to NATO air policing missions.

NATO aircraft assigned to the Alliance's Baltic Air Policing mission carried out one sortie last week to identify and escort ...

Russia has condemned the Western alliance for ramping up its naval presence in the so-called 'NATO lake' after alleged ...

The alliance deployed forces to the region in January following a series of concerning incidents. Some of the malign activity has been linked to Russia and described as a hybrid campaign. NATO's ...

NATO wants Turkey to deploy F-16s to Baltic Air Policing in Estonia from Aug–Dec 2026, amid Russian airspace violations.

The Russian Navy operates just a handful of multirole jet-powered amphibious flying boats. One was intercepted by the Italian Air Force F-2000s over the Baltic Sea. On Jan. 16, 2026, at 11.30LT, two ...

Nato allies have also intercepted some ships from Russia’s so-called shadow fleet of oil and cargo ships that Moscow has used ...

Russia demands humane treatment of crew aboard seized oil tanker Marinera as White House says Venezuelan shadow fleet vessel faces prosecution.

Strategic bombers such as the Tu-22M3 are designed for extended patrols and are capable of carrying conventional or nuclear ...

As a member of NATO, Turkey could contribute fighter jets to air policing missions along NATO’s eastern frontier—although there is little hard evidence that it will actually do so.

EU/NATO states are weighing a blockade or port denial strategy in the Baltic to counter Russia’s hybrid warfare and dark fleet operations. Denial measures—insurance restrictions, STS policing, and ...