{"id":9893,"date":"2026-08-07T08:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nato\/9893\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T08:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:58:09","slug":"nato-forced-to-repeatedly-scramble-fighter-jets-to-intercept-russian-planes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nato\/9893\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO Forced To Repeatedly Scramble Fighter Jets To Intercept Russian Planes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"0\" articletitle=\"NATO Forced To Repeatedly Scramble Fighter Jets To Intercept Russian Planes\">NATO has said its fighter jets were scrambled more than twice as often in July than during the same period last year along the alliance&#8217;s eastern flank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"1\" articletitle=\"NATO Forced To Repeatedly Scramble Fighter Jets To Intercept Russian Planes\">The alliance said on Wednesday that Russian military aircraft &#8220;repeatedly flew close to NATO airspace without a flight plan and transponder signal,&#8221; forcing the alliance&#8217;s fighter jets to take off from their bases and intercept the aircraft. Transponders provide information about an aircraft, such as its altitude and exact location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"2\" articletitle=\"NATO Forced To Repeatedly Scramble Fighter Jets To Intercept Russian Planes\">In the first half 2026 alone, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/russia-surge-warplane-flights-nato-territory-12151600\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NATO member Norway deployed fighter jets 62 times<\/a> in response to Russian flights on NATO&#8217;s northeastern flank, Newsweek reported in July.<\/p>\n<p>Read More on World<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"4\" articletitle=\"NATO Forced To Repeatedly Scramble Fighter Jets To Intercept Russian Planes\">In just six months this year, Oslo said it had detected more Russian aircraft near its airspace than in any entire year since 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"6\" articletitle=\"NATO Forced To Repeatedly Scramble Fighter Jets To Intercept Russian Planes\">While it is not unusual for military aircraft to skirt close to an adversary country, Russia sending its sophisticated bombers close to NATO&#8217;s borders is generally seen as an intimidation tactic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"7\" articletitle=\"NATO Forced To Repeatedly Scramble Fighter Jets To Intercept Russian Planes\">It comes as The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday that Russia could try a &#8220;limited&#8221; attack on a NATO country in the coming years, according to U.S. intelligence assessments.<\/p>\n<p><img id=\"12295455\" alt=\"A Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter jet flying over Lithuania in May, 2023.\" caption=\"A Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter jet participates in NATO's Baltic Air Policing Mission in Lithuanian airspace near Siauliai, on May 23, 2023.\" captionoverride=\"A Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter jet flying over Lithuania in May, 2023.\" credit=\"PETRAS MALUKAS\/AFP\/Getty Images\" sourcealt=\"\" sourceimage=\"Getty Images\" sources=\"[]\" blockindex=\"8\" articletitle=\"NATO Forced To Repeatedly Scramble Fighter Jets To Intercept Russian Planes\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"795\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;aspect-ratio:inherit;object-fit:cover\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/nato\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1257535336-1.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-module-scss-module__0ovlkG__blockParagraph\" blockindex=\"9\" articletitle=\"NATO Forced To Repeatedly Scramble Fighter Jets To Intercept Russian Planes\" id=\"artend_links\">This is a breaking story. 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