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Italian F-35s Flew From Estonia To Intercept Russian Federation Aircraft

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Italian F-35s Flew From Estonia To Intercept Russian Federation Aircraft

This is the first time this has happened in history.

Two Italian F-35 fighter jets took to the air for the first time from Estonia to intercept a Russian jet.

This was reported by NATO Air Command on the social networking site X,.

On Wednesday, August 13, NATO Air Command said that for the first time two Italian F-35 jets flew out of Estonia in response to a Russian jet in NATO airspace. The Italian jets were operating as part of NATO's airspace patrol mission

"The Italian Air Task Force - 32nd Fighter Regiment at Emmari Air Base in Estonia is in rapid response mode 24/7, demonstrating the Alliance's commitment to the protection of NATO airspace," the statement assured.

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