Czech fighter jets will guard neighbouring Slovakia’s air house as of September, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala stated on Sunday.
Slovakia requested its NATO allies to patrol its skies because it determined to floor its Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets, which may very well be despatched to neighbouring Ukraine to assist Kyiv defend itself towards Russia’s invasion.
“I don’t see any problem there, the government will certainly approve it,” Fiala stated in a televised debate along with his Slovak counterpart Eduard Heger.
Slovakia ordered F-16 fighter jets from the United States in 2018. The first planes have been anticipated to reach this yr and the cargo to be accomplished within the subsequent yr, however the supply is now assumed to happen in 2024.
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