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Ukrainian crisis: United States send six additional fighter aircraft in the Baltic region

Siauliai , Lithuania - Also a KC-135 is arriving in the area

The United States are sending six additional F-15 fighter aircraft and a KC-135 tanker in the Baltic area, in order to strentghen NATO's air policing capabilities in the region. Though there are no official confirmations about it, it seems very likely that the move has been caused by the situation in Ukraine. During the past 10 years, as explained by a Pentagon official, NATO countries provided...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1158875
Rome, Italy, 03/07/2014 13:21
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