NATO jets shoot down drone in Latvian airspace
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- NATO aircraft shot down a drone over Latvia, with Latvia blaming 'Russian electromagnetic warfare' for the incident (CNBC headline)
- An Italian NATO fighter jet conducted the intercept in Latvian airspace (Reuters headline), as broader coverage frames the episode within growing concerns over the Russia threat (WSJ headline)
Why it matters: The shoot-down is the latest in a series of NATO-Russia airspace incidents that have tested alliance airspace defenses this year. Latvia publicly naming Russian electromagnetic warfare suggests attribution beyond a simple drone incursion, raising the diplomatic stakes of the intercept.
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