NATO operation to bolster eastern flank

The military alliance is deploying forces for a new mission dubbed
�Eastern Sentry�, aimed at strengthening defence and deterrence
in response to the threat of Russian air incursions

NATO RESPONDS TO RUSSIA: Forces committed or pledged

Base for Eastern
Sentry operations

NATO air policing
or AWACS* base

Recent Russian
incursions

UK: Typhoons flying defence missions over Poland supported by tanker aircraft

NORWAY: Sending F-35s to Poland

NETHERLANDS
Providing missile defence systems. F-35s intercept drones in Polish airspace

CZECH REP.
Three Mi-171S helicopters, special forces sent to Poland

GERMANY
Four Eurofighters on alert. Existing Patriot missiles in Poland

SPAIN: Eurofighters, tanker aircraft and radar system

SWEDEN: Supplying jets and air defence systems to Poland

DENMARK: Two F-16s and air defence frigate

FRANCE
Three Rafales, Airbus A400M military transport

ITALY: Estonia-based F-35s intercept Russian jets. AWACS aircraft deployed

POLAND: F-16s shoot down drones

ROMANIA: F-16s track drone incursion

RUSSIA
ESTONIA
UKRAINE

NATO members

Data compiled as of Oct 9, 2025. *Airborne Warning and Control System

Sources: BBC, Ground News, NATO, RFE/RL, Reuters, The Economist
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