On September 1, Poland began patrolling the airspace of Slovakia, which refused
What is known
Slovakia abandoned old fighters,instead of which it should receive 14 new American F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. These are precisely the fighters of the Polish Air Force that are now patrolling Slovak airspace. But the MiG-29, worth $299 million, could be transferred to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was stated by Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad, but there are no specific agreements between the states yet.
Od dziś, dzięki porozumieniu, które podpisałem wostatnią 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 Ministry of Defense noted that the F-16Fighting Falcon will respond to air threats that will arise in the skies over Slovakia. The head of the department, Mariusz Blaszczak, stressed that Poland will strengthen the defense capability of the neighboring country against the backdrop of Russian aggression against Ukraine. In addition, the Czech military aviation will also patrol the airspace of Slovakia.
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