Military jets that fly over Europe without identifying themselves pose a high risk to civilian aircraft, aviation safety officials said in a report published Tuesday, following a spate of near-collisions involving Russian warplanes.
The European Commission asked the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to investigate after recent reports of the near-collisions between commercial airliners and Russian military planes flying without electronic identification.
Russian planes have stepped up patrols over Europe, and NATO has responded by sending more fighters to police Baltic skies amid an increase in tensions sparked by the Ukraine crisis.
EASA’s report, released by the commission, found that safety incidents involving …read more
Source: Voice of America
