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:
U.S. F-35s, a KC-135, Royal Netherlands Air Force aircraft, and a NATO E-3A AWACS surveillance plane conducted aerial drills over Poland.
The multinational exercise involved "find, fix, track, and target" (F2T2) operations, emphasizing multidomain intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
These drills underscore NATO's efforts to strengthen defenses on its eastern flank amid growing concerns about a potential conflict with Russia within the next decade.
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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