Reinforcements for the eastern flank
Pistorius sends fighter jets to Poland for NATO protection flights
The NATO defense ministers are discussing whether the current deployment on the eastern flank is enough to prevent Russian provocations. Germany makes concessions.
To protect NATO’s eastern flank, Germany will station Eurofighters at the Polish Malbork military air base and invest ten billion euros in drones. Federal Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced this on the sidelines of a NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels.
Regarding the new commitment in Poland, the SPD politician explained: “We will contribute to protecting the eastern flank with patrol flights.” This will make us “even more active and even more present and visible on the alliance’s eastern border.”
Regarding the billions invested in drones, he said that these should take place in the coming years. It’s about all types of drones, including attack drones. The aggressive behavior of Russian President Vladimir Putin shows that we cannot let up for a moment in strengthening defense preparedness.
NATO deployment is intended to further deter Russia
According to the information, the additional German commitment to protecting the eastern flank will take place as part of the NATO mission “Eastern Sentry”. It was launched in September in response to suspected deliberate airspace violations by Russian kamikaze drones in Poland. The initiative primarily mobilizes additional surveillance and air defense capacities.
For example, Germany has so far provided four Eurofighter fighter jets that can take part in armed protection flights over Poland from the air base in Rostock-Laage. The new mission in Poland is scheduled to begin in December and last until at least March next year. In addition to Germany, France, Great Britain, the Czech Republic and Denmark are also involved in “Eastern Sentry”.
Note: This post has been updated.
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Source: Stern
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