A NATO AWACS aircraft takes off for a training mission. The airplane provides battle management and fighter control functions during combined aerial drills. [Courtesy: NATO Airborne Warning and Control Force]
Key Takeaways:
NATO forces, including U.S. F-35s, a KC-135, Royal Netherlands Air Force aircraft, and a NATO AWACS, conducted "find, fix, track, and target" (F2T2) aerial drills over Poland.
These exercises aim to strengthen collective defense capabilities amidst growing concerns about a potential conflict with Russia on NATO's eastern flank within the next decade.
The drills utilized a NATO E-3A AWACS surveillance aircraft, part of a fleet that the alliance plans to modernize with Boeing E-7A Wedgetail aircraft by 2031.
U.S. F-35 Lightning IIs and a KC-135 Stratotanker joined aircraft from the Royal Netherlands Air Force and a NATO E-3A airborne warning and control system (AWACS) surveillance aircraft for aerial drills in airspace over Poland, according to NATO Air Command.
The U.S. fighter jets and tanker deployed from bases in the U.K., according to NATO.
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