NATO intercepted Russian military aircraft over 300 times in 2023
29 Dec. 2023
In 2023, NATO air forces across Europe scrambled well over 300 times to intercept Russian military aircraft approaching Alliance airspace, with most intercepts occurring over the Baltic Sea. NATO has standing air-policing missions that calls for Allied jets to scramble when there are signs of Russian military planes approaching Allied airspace in unpredictable ways.
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_221598.htm
UK to lead NATO’s 2024 rapid response force
28 Dec. 2023
From 1 January 2024, the United Kingdom’s 7th Light Mechanised Brigade will lead NATO’s rapid reaction force, placing thousands of soldiers on standby and ready to deploy within days. NATO’s Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) was created after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and was deployed for the first time for collective defence of the Alliance after Russia’s full-fledged invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The leadership position is rotated annually among Allies. The UK takes over from Germany, which led the force in 2023.
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_221565.htm
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_221565.htm
The Best of 2023!
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