Hungarian Gripens Scramble to Protect Slovenian Airspace
Szöveg: honvedelem.hu / MTI | 2015. július 8. 8:21The fighter jets of the Hungarian Defence Forces flew two sorties on the same day in Slovenian airspace, during which the Hungarian Gripen pilots intercepted and identified two aircraft above Slovenia.
In the near future, as a further NATO task, Hungary will participate in the Baltic Air Policing mission for four months as of September 2015. With these commitments, Hungary is among those NATO member states that are able to deploy their air forces beyond the borders of their country. Starting from January 1, 2016, the Hungarian Gripen fighters will provide close air support (CAS) capability in the European Union Battle Group of the Visegrád Four countries that will be on standby for the EU for six months.
The Gripens conduct uninterrupted air policing in Hungarian and Slovenian airspaces while the pilots are continuously being trained for the undertaken international tasks.
