NATO

Spain is going to send F-18 and Eurofighter jets to Romania and Bulgaria, to help strengthen NATO’s eastern flank in the context of the war in Ukraine. According to Radio Romania’s correspondent in Madrid, the aircraft, pilots and relevant auxiliary and maintenance personnel will reach the Feteşti air base in the south of Romania on December 1, and will be stationed there until the end of March 2023. Currently stationed in Zaragoza, they will monitor air space in the region and take part in training missions. This is Spain’s response to the Allied request for an enhanced contribution to NATO’s prevention capability, the Spanish defence ministry said, and added that Spain has already installed a long-range air surveillance radar in Schitu, Constanţa County, operational since October 17 and serviced by 38 troops.