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Germany has announced the deployment of four Eurofighter jets and 150 personnel to Romania, bolstering the NATO Air Policing mission in the region. This move, as reported by the dpa news agency, follows a request from Bucharest and is part of a collective effort to enhance airspace security under the NATO umbrella.

Germany deploys Eurofighters to Romania to strengthen NATO Air Policing

  In the past, the German Air Force has already supported the Air Policing mission in Romania. The deployment is seen as a response to the evolving security situation in Eastern Europe, particularly following recent incidents along the Romania-Ukraine border. In September, Bucharest confirmed the discovery of drone fragments on Romanian territory near the Ukrainian

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The ongoing degradation of Ukraine’s Air Force can be halted only by the quick rearming of it with F-16 multi-role jets. Due to delayed U.S. decisions on the matter and the time necessary to train pilots, these aircraft may only make a significant military contribution in spring-summer 2024 at the earliest. In the meantime, it will be crucial for supporters to deliver further air defence systems, combat drones, and offensive missiles to Ukraine. European assistance in the reconstitution of the country’s military aviation should include extensive training, logistics, and weapon packages for the F-16.

Assessing the main needs and challenges of rearming Ukrainian Air Force

  In January 2023, the United Kingdom was the first country to declare assistance in training Ukrainian pilots to fly Western multi-role aircraft, followed in April by the U.S. administration agreement on the transfer of F-16 jets from Europe to Ukraine. In summer, Denmark and the Netherlands were first to declare they would supply the

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