Not for the first time, the culprit turned out to be a veteran Ilyushin-20 used for intelligence gathering and a a command post.
NATO Baltic Air Policing QRA F16 jets on 6 NOV scrambled to intercept RU Armed Forces Il-20 over the Baltic Sea.
— NBS (@Latvijas_armija) November 6, 2014
Scrambles have become a regular occurence as Russian military planes repeatedly test NATO's capabilities by flying in the busy Baltic skies with scant regard for the safety of other aircraft in the area.
