Baltic Air Policing
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The Baltic air-policing mission is a NATO air defence Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) in order to guard the airspace over the three Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Since March 2004, when the Baltic States joined NATO, alliance nations have policed the airspace over the area on three-month rotation from Lithuania's First Air Base in Zokniai/Šiauliai International Airport, near the northern city of Šiauliai. Starting with the Turkish deployment, rotations changed to a 4 month basis.
Usual deployments consist of four fighter aircraft with between 50 and 100 support personnel.
Deployments
Date | Org. | Aircraft | Ref. |
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March 30, 2004 | ![]() |
F-16AM Fighting Falcon | [1] |
July 1, 2004 | ![]() |
F-16AM Fighting Falcon | [2] |
October 30, 2004 | ![]() |
Panavia Tornado F.3 | |
January 1, 2005 | ![]() |
F-16AM Fighting Falcon | [3] |
March 30, 2005 | ![]() |
F-16AM Fighting Falcon | |
June 30, 2005 | ![]() |
F-4F Phantom II | [4] |
October 12, 2005 | ![]() |
F-16CJ Fighting Falcon | |
January 1, 2006 | ![]() |
MiG-29B Fulcrum | [7] |
March 31, 2006 | ![]() |
F-16C Fighting Falcon | [8] [9] |
August 1, 2006 | ![]() |
Mirage F-1 | [10] , [11] |
December 1, 2006 | ![]() |
F-16AM Fighting Falcon | [12] |
April 1, 2007 | ![]() |
Mirage 2000C | |
August 1, 2007 | ![]() |
MiG-21MF Lancer C | [13] |
References
- ^ Belgium Baltic Air Policing
- ^ Embassy of Denmark, Vilnius, Defence Attache
- ^ Norwegian fighter aircraft on a temporary NATO mission in the baltic
- ^ Germans takes over Baltic NATO mission
- ^ 23rd EFS protects Baltic skies
- ^ Sabers deploy to Lithuania, join NATO air policing mission
- ^ Polish Wings over Baltic States
- ^ Turkish Military Personnel to Take Over Execution of NATO Air Policing Mission Over the Baltic States
- ^ Turkey leads NATOs Air Policing mission in the Baltic States
- ^ Spain to carry out NATO patrol in Baltic countries
- ^ Turkish Military Personnel to Take Over Execution of NATO Air Policing Mission Over the Baltic States
- ^ Belgian F16's will lead NATO's Air Policing mission in the Baltic States from 01/12/2006
- ^ Romanian contingent takes over Baltic air policing mission from France
External links
- Estonian Ministry of Defence Baltic Air Surveillance Network (BALTNET)