Šiauliai Air Base
Šiauliai Air Base is a military air base of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, located in the north of the country near the city of Šiauliai. It is best known as the primary host facility for NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission, with Allied fighter jets rotating through the base on deployment. The base has hosted detachments from several NATO air forces, including those of the United States, Spain, and Italy.
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Lithuania lifts drone alert after fighter jet confirms radar return was birds
Lithuanian authorities declared an air danger over parts of the country on 13 September, scrambled NATO fighter jets and briefly suspended Vilnius Airport over a suspected drone. The alert was lifted after a NATO pilot visually confirmed the radar return was a flock of birds, though earlier officials had said the object was most likely a drone.