It is reported that an AFP journalist was also on board when the aircraft was taking off. During this time, an attempt was made to jam it by the Russian air defense system. French

In what has been billed as an aggressive action, a French Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft was illuminated by the fire control radar of an S-400 Triumf

A French Navy Atlantique 2 maritime patrol aircraft was illuminated by the fire-control radar of a Russian long-range air defense system, while flying over the Baltic Sea earlier this week, according to France’s Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu.

A French maritime patrol aircraft was the target of intimidation tactics over the Baltic Sea overnight on Jan. 17, after the aircraft was locked onto by the radar of a Russian ground-to-air defense system,