NATO to decrease aircraft by half in Baltic mission

NATO to decrease aircraft by half in Baltic mission
# 04 August 2015 17:50 (UTC +04:00)

According to reports in the Estonian media, Janzen said on Monday that the mission's sole aim was to defend NATO and European countries against air attacks.

"The number of aircraft in the Air Policing mission will decrease by half," he said, adding that NATO patrol flights had surged in recent months.

A total of 16 aircraft fly as part of the mission located in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

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