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NATO AWACS planes in Lithuania to monitor 'Russia military activities'

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  • Source: Agencies
  • 28 Sep 2023 14:56
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The war coalition says the missions carried out by AWACS will last several weeks.

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  • NATO AWACS planes in Lithuania to monitor 'Russia military activities'
    A NATO AWACS aircraft lands at the Baza 90 Romanian air force base in Otopeni, Romania, Tuesday, January 17, 2023 (AP)

NATO will deploy advanced spy aricrafts over Lithuania to monitor Russia's military activities in a mission scheduled to last several weeks, the war coalition said on Thursday, adding that 150 military personnel will be stationed in the Eastern European country to support the operation.

“NATO will temporarily deploy Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) surveillance planes to Šiauliai, Lithuania. The first of two aircraft will arrive on Thursday (28 September 2023) and will fly missions to monitor Russian military activity near the Alliance’s borders,” the statement read.

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“Our AWACS can detect aircraft and missiles hundreds of kilometres away, making them a key early warning capability for NATO," the alliance's Spokesperson Dylan White said. "This is an important contribution to our shared security.”

Reconnaissance flights over Alliance territory will start in the coming days, the statement added, noting that the AWACS planes belong to a fleet of 14 NATO-owned surveillance aircraft based in Geilenkirchen, Germany.

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