Türkiye has deployed an airborne warning and control aircraft to Lithuania this week as part of NATO security measures, after a series of Russian drone and jet incursions into allied airspace.
The Turkish Defence Ministry said on Thursday that the AWACS aircraft had been carrying out missions over Lithuania from 22 to 25 September under NATO assurance measures. The radar planes are designed to spot low-flying drones and other threats that ground systems may miss.
Lithuania, Estonia, Denmark and Poland have all reported violations of their airspace by Russian drones or fighter jets in recent weeks. Poland has shot down several drones, while Lithuania’s parliament authorised its armed forces on Tuesday to down any unmanned aerial vehicles entering its skies.
Western officials say Moscow is probing NATO’s readiness and resolve.
Estonia and Poland have already asked the alliance to trigger Article 4 consultations, which allow members to discuss threats to their security.
NATO has reinforced its eastern flank following the incursions, with the new deployment adding to air policing and surveillance missions already in place.
Türkiye, which has the second largest army in the alliance, has sought to balance relations with Russia and the West.
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