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NATO spy planes heading to Romania to monitor Russian activity
« on: January 17, 2023, 06:57:59 am »
NATO spy planes heading to Romania to monitor Russian activity
By The Associated Press
 Friday, Jan 13

 
BUCHAREST, Romania — NATO said Friday it plans to deploy three surveillance planes to Romania next week to perform reconnaissance missions and to “monitor Russian military activity " within the 30-nation military alliance’s territory.

The airborne warning and control system surveillance planes, or AWACS, belong to a fleet of 14 usually based in Germany.

Three of the aircraft will be sent Tuesday to an air base near Romania’s capital, Bucharest, on a mission expected to last several weeks, the 30-nation alliance said in a statement.

The planes “can detect aircraft hundreds of kilometers away, making them a key capability for NATO’s deterrence and defense posture,” NATO spokesperson Oana Lungescu said in a statement.

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/01/13/nato-planes-to-be-sent-to-romania-to-eye-russian-activity/
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