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Safe skies: NATO Air Policing – Benelux (master)

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July 19, 2021 | 0:55

SYNOPSIS

Across Europe, NATO fighter jets are on duty around the clock, ready to scramble in case of suspicious or unannounced flights near the airspace of our Allies. NATO calls this activity Air Policing, which has been an integral part of NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence for 60 years. In this series, we’ll explore NATO’s five special air policing arrangements to ensure the integrity of NATO’s airspace and the defence of our almost one billion citizens.

In the Western European countries of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, keeping the skies safe is a team effort. In an arrangement known as Benelux Air Policing, the Belgian and Dutch Air Forces trade responsibility for patrolling the skies over the three countries.

Footage includes shots of Belgian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons.

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LOCATION: BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS, LUXEMBOURG

FEATURED AIRCRAFT: BELGIAN AIR FORCE F-16s

SAFE SKIES: NATO AIR POLICING

BELGIUM, THE NETHERLANDS
AND LUXEMBOURG

ARE KNOWN AS THE BENELUX COUNTRIES

THEY SHARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SECURING THEIR AIRSPACE

AND INTERCEPTING ANY
UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT

LUXEMBOURG DOES NOT HAVE AN AIR FORCE

SO THE BELGIAN AND DUTCH AIR FORCES

ROTATE AIR POLICING DUTIES

ENSURING SAFE AIR TRAFFIC OVER THE BENELUX COUNTRIES

AND KEEPING NATO AIRSPACE SECURE

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