Another drone has crashed in Latvia amid soaring tensions over similar incidents in the Baltic region, with fears rising that the war in Ukraine might spill over to the neighbouring NATO countries.

Air Force Col. Timothy Helfrich said the response to the drone’s April 6 crash “validates our approach to accept acquisition/test risk instead of operational risk allowing us to accelerate the program towards fielding.

Two drones crashed in Latvia after entering the NATO member’s airspace from Russia, prompting fighter jets stationed in neighboring Lithuania to patrol the area, according to Baltic officials. Latvian airspaceLatvia’s military said the drones crossed into the country from Russian territory before falling on Latvian soil.

Europe is on high alert after drone flyovers into NATO airspace reached an unprecedented scale last September, prompting leaders to agree to develop a "drone wall." #EuropeNews

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