French Rafale and Russian Su-30SM Fighters Engage Over Eastern Europe
The engagement between Rafales and Su-30s occurred shortly after the French fighters assumed a new rotation for Baltic Air Policing in the first week of April, arriving at Siauliai Air Base located just 130 kilometres from Russian territory. The fighters’ arrival closely coincided with the French Army’s deployment of Leclerc main battle tanks for live fire exercises in Romania, across the border from Ukraine. Video footage released by the French Armed Forces have shown the Rafales escorting a Russian Il-20M electronic intelligence aircraft and a Su-30SM fighter operating near NATO airspace, with the interception conducted in coordination with other NATO members’ forces.
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