Aircraft. Stock photo: Latvijas_armija
NATO has agreed to transform its long-running Baltic Air Policing mission into an air defence mission, giving Allied forces broader powers.
Source: Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda following the NATO summit in Ankara, as reported by Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT
Details: The expanded mission will provide NATO forces with a broader mandate, including the authority to destroy objects that pose a threat to the airspace of the Baltic states.
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