Danish F-16s will begin carrying out air policing operations from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Control and Reporting Center (NATO) in Keflavik, Iceland, and NATOs Northern Joint Air Operations Center (NATO) in Udem, Germany, today, Wednesday.
According to a NATO news release, the 5th Royal Danish Air Force will work with the Icelandic Coast Guard and will remain on standby until mid-September as part of NATO’s continuous duty to preserve and safeguard Icelandic airspace security and protection.
The mission is the fifth deployment of Danish combat aircraft in Iceland, following deployments in 2009, 2010, 2015, and 2018. The Royal Danish Air Force is linked with the Icelandic Coast Guard to carry out the coalition’s deterrence and defence tasks in close collaboration with the defence structure. Air and missile integration and fixation.
The Combined Air Operations Center team has outsourced air policing operations to NATO jets in the High North above Iceland for the third time in 2022, according to Colonel Wilhelm May, commander of the German Air Force.
F-16 fighter planes from the Royal Danish Air Force arrived at Keflavik, Iceland, in mid-August, where they will guard NATO airspace in the far north for four weeks.
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