By Victor Duda
As the German delegation at NATO specified, the IL-20M aircraft flew out of Russia and entered the international airspace without submitting a flight plan and not establishing a radio contact. In response, two Eurofighter fighters that made visual identification of the aircraft were raised into the sky. The Bundesver then handed over the support of the aircraft to Swedish partners on NATO.
According to the German Air Force, the identified aircraft was Il-20M-a multi-purpose reconnaissance platform. It is equipped with a radar, radio -electronic intelligence complexes and radio electronic struggle systems intended for interception of communications and detection of air defense systems. Such opportunities allow you to collect reconnaissance data for Russian military operations.
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