Ankara Meeting Agreement Should Improve NATO Air Defense Response Speed
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President Gitanas Nausėda confirmed on Wednesday that NATO is changing its air policing mission in the Baltics to an air defense mission. What does this mean?
Defense experts consider the most important agreement of the NATO summit that ended in Ankara to be the transformation of NATO's air security into air defense, which should increase its response capacity. In addition, Estonia signed a new agreement with the US company Anduril to develop a deep strike capability.
The decision to reformat NATO's Baltic airspace patrol mission into an air defense mission will allow for a flexible threat response, avoiding political consultations.
Minister of National Defence Robertas Kaunas says that NATO's latest decision on the protection of the airspace of the Baltic states means that the Supreme Allied Commander Europe will decide on increased Alliance air defence systems or fighter jet capabilities in the region, after consulting with the countries' military commanders.
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