On Friday morning, Reuters reported that Norwegian F-35 for the first time they patrolled the sky above Poland. The fighter jets took off on Wednesday as part of the response “a huge number of Russian planes in the air”that approached our country's airspace.
Sent into action two planeswho are stationed in Poland on a daily basis. They were sent to us in December last year. “For the first time, Norwegian jets entered active air defense Polish airspace, showing the allies' commitment to the eastern flank NATO” – said the Pact's air command.
Norwegian F-35s protected Poland. The first such case
In December Norway agreed to send it to Poland four F-35 fightersand also air and anti-aircraft defense systems. In addition, an agreement was concluded according to which 100 Norwegian soldiers was supposed to fly to the Vistula River to take care of transport security sent to Ukraine.
About the fact that it's Norwegian F-35 started their “duty” in Poland, the Ministry of National Defense announced on January 8. The ministry noted that the fighters will perform “a mission within the framework of… allied support for safety NATO's eastern flank“.
Six days earlier, the Minister of Defense thanked the Norwegians for their support WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Kosiniak-Kamyszindicating that air defense systems will definitely support Poland's air defense and secure the entire eastern flank. However, he described the arrival of hundreds of Norwegian soldiers to Poland as an example of cooperation between allies in the face of threats“.