Hungary’s armed forces’ Gripen fighter jets were alerted by a US-registered C-130 aircraft en route from Romania to Germany, the military said on Wednesday, the MTI news agency reported, News.ro reported. .

Military aircraft Hercules C-130Photo: AGERPRES

NATO’s Joint Air Operations Center ordered Hungarian fighter jets providing air defense training to take off at midday Wednesday after a US plane en route to the German city of Ramstein failed to make radio contact with Hungarian air traffic controllers after entering Hungarian airspace. , – it is said in the press release.

Two Gripen aircraft began to recognize the American aircraft near Lake Balaton.

After successfully establishing radio communication, the US-registered aircraft left Hungarian airspace, and Hungarian fighter jets returned to the Kecskemet base, the Ministry of Defense reported.