Vilnius Airport briefly closed after suspected drone alert
Vilnius Airport was briefly closed after a suspected drone sighting, and NATO aircraft were scrambled. Another report says a drone incident delayed a Lithuanian military air show by 20 minutes; the supplied information does not confirm whether a drone was present.
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Why it matters
Repeated suspected-drone alerts are disrupting aviation and military activity near NATO's eastern flank.
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- Lithuania closes Vilnius airport, NATO summons jets in response to possible drone ↗cyprus-mail.com · Recorded source date: Sep 13, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC
- World News: Lithuania closes Vilnius airport, NATO summons jets in response to possible drone ↗gdnonline.com · Recorded source date: Sep 13, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC
- Lituania a închis aeroportul din Vilnius, iar NATO a mobilizat avioane de vânătoare după semnalarea unei posibile drone. „Pericolul" s-a dovedit a fi un stol de păsări ↗adevarul.ro · Recorded source date: Sep 13, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC
- Aeroportul din Vilnius, închis din cauza unei presupuse drone în spațiul aerian. Drona s-a dovedit a fi un stol de păsări ↗ziare.com · Recorded source date: Sep 13, 2026, 1:32 PM UTC
- World News: Lithuania closes Vilnius airport, NATO summons jets in response to possible drone ↗gdnonline.com · Recorded source date: Sep 13, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC
- Suspected drone alert briefly closes Vilnius Airport as NATO scrambles fighter jet ↗azernews.az · Article published: Sep 13, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC
- Lituania a închis aeroportul din Vilnius, iar NATO a mobilizat avioane de vânătoare ca răspuns la prezenţa posibilă a unei drone ↗digi24.ro · Recorded source date: Sep 13, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC
- Suspected drone over Lithuania turns out to be birds ↗news.az · Recorded source date: Sep 13, 2026, 3:32 PM UTC
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