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NATO air patrols over Montenegro
NATO is set to begin air patrols in Montenegrin airspace early in June because that country does not have fighter aircraft, the Alliance said on Wednesday.
“NATO Allies Italy and Greece will begin NATO air patrols over Montenegro on 5 June 2018. Montenegro joined NATO in June last year. As the country does not have its own fighter planes, it has asked Allies to help secure its airspace. NATO air policing missions protect the skies of those Allies that do not have >> Pročitaj celu vest na sajtu N1 televizija << their own air force. There are currently several of these air policing missions across Europe,” the press release said.
It said that the air patrols over Montenegro are a sign of solidarity and that the fighter aircraft will be based in their home countries and added that Italy routinely helps protect Slovenian airspace.
According to the Alliance web site, NATO air policing is a long-running, routine mission to safeguard the integrity of the Alliance’s airspace and is not a response to any specific threat, but an essential component of how NATO provides security for its members. Under NATO regulations, Allied air forces must have at least two fighter aircraft on 24/7 readiness but, NATO members with no air force can seek multi-national solutions to guard their airspace. NATO air policing jets take to the skies in response to military or civilian aircraft in distress, or when aircraft do not follow international flight regulations and approach the airspace of NATO Allies.
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