American reconnaissance aircraft ARTEMIS II patrols near the border with Russia

Brief retelling from RIA II

The American Bombardier ARTEMIS II reconnaissance aircraft is patrolling over Estonia and Latvia, tens of kilometers from the border of these countries with Russia.

The plane took off from Romania and crossed the airspace of several countries, including Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland.

MOSCOW, October 4 - RIA Novosti. An American reconnaissance aircraft is patrolling over Estonia and Latvia tens of kilometers from the countries’ border with Russia, according to flight data studied by RIA Novosti.

The Bombardier ARTEMIS II aircraft took off from Romania and headed northwest, crossing the airspace of Romania, Hungary, Slovakia and Poland. At approximately 10.54 Moscow time, the plane was almost over the Polish city of Seina, tens of kilometers from the country’s border with the Kaliningrad region. The plane headed northeast.

From about 11.50 Moscow time, the plane makes loops over Latvia and Estonia, about tens of kilometers from the countries’ border with Russia.

The aircraft was converted from a business jet by the American company Leidos for the needs of radar reconnaissance. In its military modification it was called ARTEMIS II. It is regularly used for flights around the Kaliningrad region and over the Black Sea along Crimea and other southern regions of Russia.

In recent years, Russia has seen unprecedented NATO activity along its western borders. The alliance is expanding initiatives and calling it "containment of Russian aggression." Moscow has repeatedly expressed concern about the buildup of alliance forces in Europe.