As this publication reported earlier this morning, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) scrambled aircraft to intercept a Russian Tu-134/CRUSTY and An-12/CUB D.
The Luftwaffe has announced that German aircraft and Finnish aircraft have scrambled again to intercept an IL-20/COOT and an AN-12/CUB D. It is not currently clear if this is the same An-12 that was intercepted earlier today. However, the addition of the IL-20/COOT which is clearly an ISR-fitted aircraft is novel.
Mächtig was los über der Baltischen See: Unsere ?? #Eurofighter von #VAPB in Lielvarde in ?? sind heute nach Alarmierung durch das CAOC UEDEM zu einem zweiten Alpha Scramble aufgestiegen. Gemeinsam mit der #QRA unserer ?? @NATO – Partner wurde eine IL-20 COOT und eine AN-12 CUB D… pic.twitter.com/Vrf6TDBgeK
— Team Luftwaffe (@Team_Luftwaffe) June 4, 2024
