Poland To Protect Slovak Airspace, Enabling Fighter Transfer To Ukraine

F-16
Poland's F-16s could perform the air policing mission for Slovakia.
Credit: Tony Osborne / Aviation Week
Poland has said it will protect Slovakia’s airspace should the latter decide to ground its fleet of MiG-29s and transfer the fighter aircraft to Ukraine. Meeting in the Slovak capital Bratislava on April 29, defense ministers from the two countries confirmed that the Polish Air Force would expand...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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