US EditionBerlin deploys fighter jets to Poland after Russian drone incursions
- Germany has deployed five Eurofighter jets and about 150 military personnel to Malbork, Poland, to secure airspace because of Russian drone incursions in September.
- The German Eurofighters are part of NATO's Eastern Sentry mission and will be stationed in Malbork until March 2026.
- Polish F-16 fighter jets, Dutch F-35s, and Italian AWACS planes participated in operations to intercept drones in September.
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To strengthen the eastern flank of NATO.
Berlin deploys fighter jets to Poland after Russian drone incursions
Germany has deployed five Eurofighter jets and some 150 military personnel to the Polish town of Malbork to help secure the country's airspace, the German air force said on Thursday, in response to Russian drone incursions in September.
More German warplanes Eurofighter Typhoon landed on the Nörvenich Air Base, near Köln, heading towards the Malbork Polish Air Base in the south-eastern Gdansk, to consolidate NATO's east wing.
As reported by the German news agency DPA, the German Air Force has deployed fighter jets to Poland to reinforce NATO's eastern flank. According to the German Air Force, several units of the Eurofighter type took off from the Norvenich air base and headed to the Polish military airfield in Malbork. "Today we will transfer the first four aircraft to the Malbork airfield in Poland to begin NATO's enhanced air patrol operation in the north. We will…
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