Czech fighters to protect Iceland's airspace

[Penguin]

Instead of replying, you should have just ignored the storm in a tea cup.

What storm? What cup?

ps: Iceland has no standing military. The USAF maintained four to six interceptor aircraft (F-15C) at the Kevlavik air base, until they were withdrawn on 30 September 2006. Since May 2008, NATO nations have periodically deployed fighters to patrol Icelandic airspace under the Icelandic Air Policing mission. A similar mission is Baltic Air Policing, in which the Czech AF also participated.
Icelandic Air Policing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baltic Air Policing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Within the Alliance, preserving airspace integrity is conducted as a collective task jointly and collectively using fighter aircraft for Air Policing. Air Policing is a purely defensive mission. Since the 1970s, NATO has established a comprehensive system of air surveillance and airspace management means, as well as Quick Reaction Alert assets for intercepts (QRA(I)) provided by its member nations. By means of radar sites, remote data transmission, control and reporting centres (CRCs) and Combined Air Operation Centres (CAOCs) the Alliance ensures constant surveillance and control of its assigned airspace 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. NATO exploits these facilities to react within seconds to air traffic incidents in the Allies’ airspace. This structure of weapon systems, control centres and procedures is referred to as the NATO Integrated Air Defence System (NATINADS). NATINADS has been and remains one cornerstone of Alliance solidarity and cohesion. The responsible Allied Air Headquarters are at Izmir, Turkey and Ramstein, Germany. The dividing line is the Alps. The Headquarters Allied Air Command Ramstein’s air area of responsibility is divided in two Air Policing Areas (APAs):

• APA 1 is controlled by the Combined Air Operation Centre (CAOC) Finderup, Denmark;
• APA 2 is controlled by the CAOC in Uedem, Germany.

NATO members without their own Air Policing assets are assisted by other NATO members. Luxembourg is covered by interceptors from Belgium, while Slovenia and Albania are covered by Italian and Greek aircraft.

 

[Tea addict]

Czech Republic is nicely wedged in between Germany (Typhoon / Tornado)) , Poland (F-16, Mig-29), Austria (Typhoon) and Slovakia (Mig 29). South of Slovakia is Hungary (Gripen): which of those is hostile?

thanks..i remembered the soviet union - europe map ...but why are they sending their jets to iceland,they are still closer to russia than iceland and russian navy is the weakest link of russian armed forces .

 

[Indus Falcon]

What storm? What cup?

ps: Iceland has no standing military. The USAF maintained four to six interceptor aircraft (F-15C) at the Kevlavik air base, until they were withdrawn on 30 September 2006. Since May 2008, NATO nations have periodically deployed fighters to patrol Icelandic airspace under the Icelandic Air Policing mission. A similar mission is Baltic Air Policing, in which the Czech AF also participated.

You don't get jokes do you? I was referring to the post you were replying to:

sending half of their air force top fighter fleet to a foreign country...strange as russia sit right next to them.

 

[Penguin]

Only sidewinders?

Surprisingly, yes (but, I think this is standard for these air policing missions)

but...

They have secret weapons....

 

[Hindustani78]

The Czech Republic's Lom Praha state enterprise has won jointly with Russia's Rosoboronexport arms
https://sputniknews.com/military/201706261054972861-afghanistan-mi17-repair-nato-russia/

PARIS (Sputnik) — Repair works, according to the source, are expected to be carried out this and next year.

The helicopter is one of the most advanced modifications of the Mi-17 family. It is produced by JSC Kazan Helicopters and sold through Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport.

Later in the day, a military cooperation source told Sputnik that the Lom Praha in cooperation with the Russian Helicopters will also repair and modernize the helicopters of the Czech Defense Ministry.

"Lom Praha along with the Russian Helicopters will repair and modernize the Czech Defense Ministry's helicopter fleet in the coming years," the source said.

According to the source, the Czech ministry's fleet has about 20 Mi-8/17, Mi-24 and Mi-35 helicopters.