Belgian F-16 will train in Estonian airspace

The Belgian Air Force's F-16 fighters based in Estonia at Amari airbase (Amari) will conduct training flights at a low altitude next week. According to the press service of the Estonian Defense Forces, the planes will fly at a height not lower than 500 feet (152 meters) and will stay away from populated areas.

As explained in the main headquarters of the Defense Forces, NATO states allocate certain parts of their airspace for exercises and training, including for flights at low altitude. In Estonia, flights are made in consultation with the department aviation and JSC "Aviation Service".

Four fighters of the Belgian Air Force F-16 arrived in Estonia on September 5 for four months in rotation to protect the airspace of the Baltic countries. They changed the Spanish Air Force squadron, whose pilots flew the F-18 Hornet.

According to the decision of the NATO Council, the air forces of the countries of the alliance with 29 March 2004, began to protect the airspace of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, which do not have their own fighters.

In addition to the Belgian aircraft stationed at Amari air base (Amari), the Lithuanian airbase Siauliai has been deployed since August 30 and the US F-15 fighter squadron, Interfax

Comments

[Major Yurik]

It's funny Like in the old cartoon "Watchdog visiting Bobik"

[Ankipelgygyrgyn]

Yeah, even a song from there can be redone in the subject ...
Man is an Estonian friend
Everyone knows this!

[210ox]

Well, let them fly around the airfield .. No further, because ... impossible.

[Jedi]

Why is there not a word in the article that the four Belgian planes arriving "will significantly increase Estonia’s ability to deter Russia"?

[rotmistr60]

low altitude training flights

So only at low (and at low speed) it is necessary, and then while gaining altitude you can end up in another country.

[Alexander 3]

On the clothesline around the airfield.

[Partyzan]

Quote: rotmistr60

So only at low (and at low speed)

but how else?

[solzh]

Turns out Belgium has an air force and they can fly

[Thunderbolt]

They built their F-16s (68 aircraft) under license. The peculiarity of their cars is that they are equipped with nuclear bomb carriers that were always stored at their air base.
Starting in 2018, the latest fighter jets can start arriving (billion dollars have already been allocated for this purpose). So, in vain, ironically, for 11 million of the Kingdom it’s even not bad at all.

[datur]

and if you get it, then with supersonic speed !!!

[solzh]

Quote: Thunderbolt

They built their F-16s (68 aircraft) under license. The peculiarity of their cars is that they are equipped with nuclear bomb carriers that were always stored at their air base.
Starting in 2018, the latest fighter jets can start arriving (billion dollars have already been allocated for this purpose). So, in vain, ironically, for 11 million of the Kingdom it’s even not bad at all.

I am not ironic. I honestly thought that the Benelux countries were covered by the aviation of Germany or Great Britain. Thank you for the educational program.

[Vlad5307]

As explained in the main headquarters of the Defense Forces, NATO states provide certain parts of their airspace for exercises and training, including for flights at low altitude.

Something low began to fly NATO birds - no way to rain! They seize foreign territory, apparently their kingdom is not enough - there is nowhere to roam.

[Slovak]

C-400 ready? Hopefully the F-16s will jump outside of eSStonia