Aeronautica Militare: Italy’s air arm since 1923
Several European passenger flights have been subjected to bomb threats over the past 48 hours. Authorities have searched or diverted at least seven planes — affecting Ryanair, Wizz Air, LOT and SAS services — and one cruise ship. All aircraft have landed safely and searches have found no explosives; investigations are ongoing as officials call the alerts malicious hoaxes.
Multiple European flights have been diverted or escorted after hoax bomb threats, with Aer Lingus from Dublin to Rome landing at a military base in Evreux, France. Flights from Warsaw to Brussels and Helsinki to Rome also faced threats. No explosives were found; investigations and heightened security are ongoing.
NATO fighter jets have shot down a jet-powered drone that entered Lithuanian airspace from Belarus and fell near Pratkunai, central Lithuania. Authorities have said the device likely carried explosives; Lithuania has begun analysing the wreckage. Allied officials are saying the incident fits a pattern of cross-border drone activity tied to RussiaUkraine fighting, and diplomatic rebuttals are continuing.