Lithuania urges targeting Russian drones following UAV incident in Latvia

This was reported by LRT.

“The air policing must not only patrol but also, if necessary, if possible, if time permits, shorten the decision-making chain at the NATO level so that they can take off immediately and destroy the drones,” said Kasčiūnas.

He stated that once radar systems detect a potential drone entering NATO airspace, that information must reach command instantly.

“The NATO HQ assesses the situation to see if there is sufficient evidence that it is a hostile drone and not some other lost aircraft, and then a swift decision is made to deploy air police jets. This is a certain algorithm, and it needs to be accelerated,” Kasčiūnas added.

• On September 7, wreckage from a Russian drone was found in Latvia, in the country's eastern region.
• A NATO spokesperson mentioned there’s no indication the drone’s fall in Latvia was intentional but noted the risks involved in such encounters.