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US Spy Plane Roams Near Russian Borders for Over 4 Hours: Flight Data
US Spy Plane Roams Near Russian Borders for Over 4 Hours: Flight Data
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A US reconnaissance aircraft flew near the Russian borders for more than four hours, according to flight data reviewed by RIA Novosti on Friday. 23.10.2026, Sputnik India
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The Bombardier ARTEMIS II aircraft took off from the Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase in Romania at approximately 5:40 GMT. After flying through the territories of Hungary and Slovakia, the plane headed for Poland, approaching Russia's Kaliningrad Region around 7:40 GMT, and then flew in the airspace of Estonia and Latvia along the Russian border. As of 11:42 GMT, the plane was flying over the territory of Poland in the opposite direction.The aircraft was converted by the US company Leidos from a business jet for radar reconnaissance needs. In its military modification, it received the name ARTEMIS II. It is regularly used for flights around the Kaliningrad region and over the Black Sea along Crimea and other southern regions of Russia.In recent years, Russia has noted an unprecedented NATO buildup along its western borders under the pretext of deterring "Russian aggression." The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly reiterated that Russia is open to an equal-footed dialogue with NATO and expects the West to abandon its policy of militarizing the continent.
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US Spy Plane Roams Near Russian Borders for Over 4 Hours: Flight Data
A US reconnaissance aircraft flew near the Russian borders for more than four hours, according to flight data reviewed by RIA Novosti on Friday.
The Bombardier ARTEMIS II aircraft took off from the Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase in Romania at approximately 5:40 GMT. After flying through the territories of Hungary and Slovakia, the plane headed for Poland, approaching Russia's Kaliningrad Region around 7:40 GMT, and then flew in the airspace of Estonia and Latvia along the Russian border. As of 11:42 GMT, the plane was flying over the territory of Poland in the opposite direction.
The aircraft was converted by the US company Leidos from a business jet for radar reconnaissance needs. In its military modification, it received the name ARTEMIS II. It is regularly used for flights around the Kaliningrad region and over the Black Sea along Crimea and other southern regions of Russia.
In recent years, Russia has noted an unprecedented NATO buildup along its western borders under the pretext of deterring "Russian aggression." The Russian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly reiterated that Russia is open to an equal-footed dialogue with NATO and expects the West to abandon its policy of militarizing the continent.
