Spain to reinforce NATO's eastern flank with 14 Eurofighter Typhoons and EF-18M Hornets

Spain said it would send 14 fighter jets to reinforce NATO's eastern flank amid military aggression

Russia against Ukraine.

What is known

Aircraft and military personnel will be sent in twoAlliance countries: to Romania and Bulgaria. Eight EF-18M Hornet fighters of the Spanish Air Force will be deployed in Romania. Together with them, 130 military personnel will go there.

In addition, for almost a week on the territoryRomania operates a long-range air surveillance radar. It will operate until the end of June 2023, while aircraft and soldiers from the Spanish Air Force will return home in March 2023.


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From mid-November to early December, Spain will deploy 130 troops and six Eurofighter Typhoon fighters to Bulgaria. They will train the Bulgarian defense forces for several weeks.

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