India, Nov. 15 -- BRUSSELS - NATO-allied air defence command centres scrambled rapid-response fighter jets following the tracking of an unidentified "aerial target" near European airspace, marking yet another high-stakes security alert along the alliance's eastern perimeter.

The defensive scramble was initiated by the Allied Air Command after regional radar networks detected anomalous flight paths approaching allied territory. Military officials confirmed that quick-reaction alert (QRA) aircraft were launched to intercept, identify, and monitor the unidentified signature, ensuring continuous safeguarding of European skies amidst the persistent security fallout from the Russia-Ukraine War. "NATO air defence assets responded in accordance ...