Czech Republic to protect Slovakia’s airspace from September

cde.news desk 4 July 2022, 07:30 · 1 min read

epa04998629 A pilot of a Czech Air Force's Aero L159 Alca jet checks his aircraft at an air base in Zaragoza, northeastern Spain, 27 October 2015, during a demonstration held as part of North Atlantic Traty Organization (NATO) exercise 'Trident Juncture 2015'. Some 36,000 troops from more than 30 countries take part in the drill running until 06 November in Spain, Portugal Italy and other countries. EPA/JAVIER CEBOLLADA

The Czech Republic will send fighter jets to protect Slovakia’s airspace starting in September, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Sunday.

“We will help Slovakia until it has new planes at its disposal,” Fiala said during a Czech television debate with Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger. “The government will certainly approve it.”

Slovakia previously asked NATO allies for help to patrol its skies after it decided to ground its fleet of Soviet-designed MiG-29 aircraft and started talks to send them to Ukraine. Bratislava is expecting a delayed delivery of American F-16 aircraft in 2024.

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Czech Republic to protect Slovakia’s airspace from September

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