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NATO fighters shoot down drone over Lithuania after airspace incursion

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NATO fighter jets shot down a drone after it entered Lithuanian airspace, President Gitanas Nausėda announced. The incident underscores the alliance’s direct role in responding to unauthorized aerial activity over the Baltic region and follows a similar reported drone engagement in neighboring Latvia.

Discovered 2026-09-14T15:38:31.173204-07:00 | 2026-09-14T15:38:31.173204-07:00

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  • NATO’s decision to shoot down the drone demonstrates the operational consequences of an unauthorized airspace incursion over a member state and highlights the importance of allied air-policing capabilities.
  • The event follows a similar NATO drone shootdown over Latvian airspace, indicating repeated aerial-security incidents in the Baltic region.

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