Russian Su-30 tracked by NATO Rafale over Baltics

A Russian Su-30 SM/SM2 multirole fighter, armed with two Kh-31P/PM anti-radiation missiles, was tracked by a French Dassault Rafale operating over Lithuania. The French aircraft was participating in NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission and used its Thales TALIOS targeting pod to monitor the Russian fighter. The incident highlights ongoing NATO-Russian aerial encounters in the strategically sensitive Baltic region.