NATO air policing fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight Tuesday, authorities said, p...

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The drone was shot down by Italian troops stationed at the NATO air base in Šiauliai using Eurofighter jets.

Military police, regular police and other emergency services were dispatched to the crash site, where they recovered debris overnight, the Lithuanian military said.

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Warnings of a possible air threat were initially sent to residents of Vilnius and the surrounding district, as well as the Trakai and Elektrėnai districts. The warning was later extended to the Kaunas region as the drone continued westward. The alerts were subsequently cancelled.

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  • Ooops@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Russia is just testing our defenses now

    Correct, but not in the way you think. Covering everything in air defense (especially against low text/cost) wepons is simply not viable. The actual defense is deterrence, the ability to react offensively (in this case even as part of a big defensive alliance) to an act of war, while protecting only the most critical infrastructure and the stuff used offensively (the latter being the reason air-defense is mobile).

    So the actual and very real failure is our cowardly politicians being afraid to call an act of war by its name and react accordingly.