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Drone in Lithuanian airspace, two Italian fighter jets scrambled

"We can confirm that this morning, two Italian Eurofighter fighter jets were scrambled in response to the presence of a drone in Lithuanian airspace. The aircraft operated under NATO command. (ANSA)"

Occurrence: Unknown date
Publication: 2026-10-18
First observed: 2026-10-21T04:30:42.907Z
Review status: Automated
Countries: LT
Updated: 2026-10-21T04:30:42.907Z

Attribution

Not specified

Facts

Alleged

NATO states a drone was in Lithuanian airspace and two Italian fighter jets intervened

Sources

++ Nato, 'drone nello spazio aereo lituano, intervenuti due caccia italiani' ++ - Altre news - Ansa.it

Role
primary_evidence

Date
2026-10-18T10:31:00Z

"Possiamo confermare che oggi, in mattinata, due caccia Eurofighter italiani sono stati fatti decollare d'urgenza in risposta alla presenza di un drone nello spazio aereo lituano. I velivoli hanno operato sotto il comando della Nato. (ANSA)