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Baltic Air Policing

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NATO air policing mission collective air defense operation

Baltic Air Policing is a NATO mission in which allied air forces rotate to protect and patrol the airspace of the Baltic states that lack their own air defense capabilities.

Aliases (3)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NATO air policing mission → collective air defense operation →
aircraftUsed	Eurofighter Typhoon → F-15 Eagle → F-16 Fighting Falcon → JAS 39 Gripen → MiG-29 → Mirage 2000 → Rafale →
basedOn	NATO collective defense →
countryServed	Estonia → Latvia → Lithuania →
hasCharacteristic	24/7 quick reaction alert → peacetime air policing mission → rotational deployment of allied fighter detachments → unarmed routine patrols with armed scramble capability →
hasPurpose	deterrence of airspace violations → protection of Baltic airspace → quick reaction alert →
hasRelatedOperation	Enhanced Air Policing → NATO Air Policing in the Black Sea region →
inception	2004 →
legalBasis	Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty → NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System →
location	Baltic states → Ämari Air Base → Šiauliai Air Base →
maintains	airspace integrity of Estonia → airspace integrity of Latvia → airspace integrity of Lithuania →
operator	North Atlantic Treaty Organization →
participant	Belgian Air Component → Czech Air Force → Danish Air Force → French Air and Space Force → German Air Force → Hungarian Air Force → Italian Air Force → Norwegian Air Force → Polish Air Force → Portuguese Air Force → Royal Air Force → Royal Netherlands Air Force → Spanish Air Force → United States Air Force →
partOf	NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System →
reasonForImplementation	Baltic states lack fighter aircraft for air defense →
replaces	national air policing by Baltic states →
startTime	2004-03-29 →
usesFacility	Malbork Air Base → Ämari Air Base → Šiauliai Air Base →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Belgian Air Force ("NATO Baltic Air Policing") → Belgian Air Force ("NATO Enhanced Air Policing") →	engagesIn
Belgian Armed Forces →	conflict
NATO air policing →	hasRegionalVariant
NATO missions →	includesExample
Royal Danish Air Force ("NATO Baltic Air Policing") →	participatedIn
Royal Netherlands Air Force ("NATO Baltic Air Policing") →	participatesIn
NATO–Russia relations ("Baltic air policing") →	securityIssue
JAS 39 Gripen →	usedIn