NATO holds largest air drills

Germany is set to host NATO’s largest-ever air force wargames in the alliance’s history, designed to prove how fast it can respond to potential Russian aggression against one of
its members


German Air Force Airbus A400M


NATO members
SWEDEN
GERMANY
UKRAINE
RUSSIA


Exercise areas
Areas restricted for civilian traffic for several hours each day

Hubs


North Sea
NETHERLANDS
Volkel
BELGIUM 
LUX.
FRANCE
Spangdahlem
DENMARK
Schleswig/Hohn
Wunstorf
GERMANY
Geilenkirchen
Neuburg 
Lechfeld
SWITZ.
Baltic Sea
Berlin
POLAND
Caslav
CZECH REPUBLIC
AUSTRIA
100km 60 miles


AIR DEFENDER 23

23 NATO members participating, plus Sweden – which has applied to join alliance – and Japan

Over 10,000 personnel

Around 250 aircraft

U.S. sending 2,000 U.S. Air National Guard personnel and around 100 aircraft


Sources: NATO, Bundeswehr, Reuters
Picture: Air National Guard 
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