A SPANISH fighter jet accidentally fired a missile during a training exercise in Estonia.

A Eurofighter Typhoon from the Spanish Air Force accidentally launched an AMRAAM air-to-air missile in a practice area in southern Estonia on Tuesday.

Estonia’s military said it was looking for the remains of the missile, which was fired during a drill in the airspace of the Baltic country and NATO ally.

There are no known human casualties.

“A Spanish Eurofighter based in Lithuania accidentally fired a missile without causing any harm,” Spain’s defense ministry said in a statement, adding that the incident happened “in an area of southwest Estonia authorized for this type of exercise.”

“The air-to-air missile has not hit any aircraft. The defense ministry has opened an investigation to clarify the exact cause of the incident,” it continued.

The Spanish jet is part of NATO’s Baltic air-policing mission.

The missile carried explosives of up to 10 kilograms and was last located around 40 kilometers north of Estonia’s second city of Tartu.

It has a built-in self-destruct for such accidents, but may have landed on the ground.

Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas said on Facebook that there were “thank God no human casualties,” calling the incident “extremely regrettable.”

Two Spanish Eurofighter jets and two French Mirage 2000 jets were taking part in the training exercise, the Spanish defense ministry said.

After the incident, the jets returned to their air base in Siauliai in northern Lithuania.

(SD-Agencies)