French Air Force Shoots Down Drone In Latvia

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A French Air Force Dassault Rafale downed a drone that entered Latvian airspace on June 8, marking the second shootdown of an uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) in the Baltic states in recent weeks. The UAS—reportedly Ukrainian in origin—entered Latvian airspace after being jammed by Russian electronic...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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