The Spanish Air Force will join a NATO mission, which is to be held in Estonia in April, aimed to strengthen the surveillance of Baltic airspace. Spanish Minister of Defence MarÃa Dolores de Cospedal paid a visit to the Base of Zaragoza on 19 January and discussed the details of the mission with the chief of Staff of the Air Force. NATO Baltic Air Policing missions are being covered by member countries in quarterly rotations. The Spanish Hornets has been scheduled to take over the mission from German Eurofighters.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)