Fighters of NATO in Estonia will patrol the skies over the Baltic States
Nikolai Adashkevich. Fighters of the air forces of Denmark, who Arrived on Wednesday at the airbase ?mari airbase near Tallinn, will patrol the skies over the Baltic States Six times a week, said on Thursday the press officer of the air force Denmark Brian Jensen.
Four fighters F-16 Royal air force Denmark on Wednesday arrived at the airbase ?mari airbase near Tallinn to participate in NATO missions for the protection of the airspace over the Baltic States. Together with fighters moved to Estonia and technical staff in the amount of 60 people.
" Our mission will last at least Four months. During this period, we will take part in several exercises. In addition, we will bear their daily service. Six days a week we will have flights to patrol the airspace over the Baltic States. It is Possible that a joint aircraft, shall be there in the future is a political decision, which does not depend on us, " said Jensen in the air of television channel NBC.
The Baltic States do not have the aircraft suitable for air patrol, for this reason, since April 2004 - after their accession to NATO - the protection of the airspace involved in the rotation of the aircraft Alliance of the Commonwealth, which are based in Lithuania at the airfield of Zokniai five km from Siauliai. Air ?mari airbase will become an additional site for the aircraft of NATO.
in connection with the political crisis in Ukraine, NATO has increased its air defense mission in the Baltic countries. On the base of Zokniai were further directed Six fighters of the US air force F-15C, and two aircraft KC-135.
on the first day of the week eight fighters of great Britain and France came to Lithuania and Poland to strengthen patrolling the air space of the Baltic States. Typhoon fighters of the Royal air force placed on an air base near Siauliai, and Four Rafale fighter air forces of France - in the Polish town of Malbork.
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