F-16 Fighting Falcon aircrafts began patrolling in Slovak airspace
On September 1, Poland began patrolling in the airspace of Slovakia, which refused to use Soviet MiG-29 aircraft.
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Slovakia gave up its old fighters, instead of which it should receive 14 new American F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. These are the fighters of the Polish Air Force that are now patrolling the Slovak airspace. And the MiG-29s, which cost $299 million, Poland and the Czech Republic will close the skies over Slovakia, and the latter must transfer MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine for $299 million. Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad' announced this, but there are no concrete agreements between the states yet.
Od dziś, dzięki porozumieniu, które podpisałem w ostatnią sobotę, para dyżurna polskich myśliwców będzie chroniła także słowacką przestrzeń powietrzną. Wspieramy się nawzajem, bo razem jesteśmy silniejsi. pic.twitter.com/F6GeHkf7RN
- Mariusz Błaszczak (@mblaszczak) September 1, 2022
The Polish Defense Ministry noted that the F-16 Fighting Falcon will respond to air threats in the skies over Slovakia. The head of the ministry, Mariusz Blaszczak, stressed that Poland will strengthen the defense capabilities of the neighboring country in the face of Russian aggression against Ukraine. In addition, Czech military aviation will also patrol Slovakia's airspace.
Source: @mblaszczak
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