Spanish defence minister's jet suffers GPS disturbance near Russia's Kaliningrad
9/24/2025 4:57:00 PM
A Spanish military jet with Defence Minister Margarita Robles onboard experienced a GPS disturbance early on Wednesday as it flew near Russia's Kaliningrad exclave on its way to Lithuania, the ministry said, without providing further details.
As well as Robles, the plane was carrying relatives of Spanish airmen who form part of the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic region, on the border with Russia and its ally Belarus.
The Spanish contingent, known as the Vilkas mission, from the Lithuanian word for wolf, consists of eight Eurofighter aircraft in the Siauliai airfield in place since July 31, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said.
Last week it took off eight times to inspect Russian aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea, Spain's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
Spain said it will reinforce its presence in the region in response to Poland shooting down drones that violated its airspace earlier this month, but it did not provide details.
As well as Robles, the plane was carrying relatives of Spanish airmen who form part of the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic region, on the border with Russia and its ally Belarus.
The Spanish contingent, known as the Vilkas mission, from the Lithuanian word for wolf, consists of eight Eurofighter aircraft in the Siauliai airfield in place since July 31, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said.
Last week it took off eight times to inspect Russian aircraft flying over the Baltic Sea, Spain's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
Spain said it will reinforce its presence in the region in response to Poland shooting down drones that violated its airspace earlier this month, but it did not provide details.