
A NATO fighter jet shot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace after allied forces were scrambled due to the possible sighting of an unmanned aerial vehicle near Vilnius, Reuters reported, citing Lithuania's national crisis management center.
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Lithuania, as a NATO member, regularly experiences incidents in the airspace related to unmanned aerial vehicles, which requires a prompt response from allied forces.
A NATO fighter shot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace.
MOSCOW, September 15 - RIA Novosti. A NATO fighter shot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace, Reuters reports citing the Lithuanian National Crisis Management Center.
Earlier, the agency reported that NATO fighter jets were scrambled into the skies in Lithuania due to the alleged detection of a drone in the airspace near Vilnius.
“A NATO fighter shot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace,” the report said.

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