Czech PM: Our fighter jets will guard Slovakia’s air area from Sept

Czech fighter jets will guard neighbouring Slovakia’s air area as of September, Czech Top Minister Petr Fiala mentioned on Sunday.

Slovakia requested its NATO allies to patrol its skies because it made up our minds to floor its Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets, which may well be despatched to neighbouring Ukraine to lend a hand Kyiv shield itself towards Russia’s invasion.

“I don’t see any drawback there, the federal government will unquestionably approve it,” Fiala mentioned in a televised debate along with his Slovak counterpart Eduard Heger.

Slovakia ordered F-16 fighter jets from the US in 2018. The primary planes have been anticipated to reach this yr and the cargo to be finished within the subsequent yr, however the supply is now assumed to happen in 2024.

 

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