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According to news wire MTI, Toser, the head of the HDF Baltic Armed Air Defence Standby Sub-unit, said the Hungarian Defense Forces are policing the airspace of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania with four aircraft and a crew of around 80 from Aug 1 until Dec 1, this time as the leading nation along with the Spanish and Italian air forces.
In addition to the 20 live alerts, the pilots of the Hungarian air force also conducted 76 practice intercepts and 53 training flights. He noted that NATO member states have been protecting the airspace of the Baltic states in four-month shifts within the framework of the BAP since 2004.
This is necessary because the Baltic states have no fighter aircraft of their own. The Quick Reaction Alert task performed by the Hungarian unit means that in the event that an unidentified aircraft is detected, the fighter pair must take off in a combat-ready state within 15 minutes, Toser said.
In addition to the Baltics, Hungarian fighters are also on duty in Croatia, Slovakia, and Slovenia since the fighter aircraft earlier used in Croatia and Slovakia have not been replaced yet, and Slovenia has no fighter aircraft.
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