Turkish warplanes contribute to NATO summit security measures

Turkish warplanes contribute to NATO summit security measures

According to a press release from the Ministry of Defense, two struggle planes belonging to the Air Forces Command have been assigned to supply safety for the NATO summit in Vilnius.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, together with Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, Foreign Affairs Minister Hakan Fidan, MIT President İbrahim Kalin, and Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun, attended the summit.

Ahead of the occasion, an Airborne Warning and Control Aircraft and a KC-135R Stratotanker have been stationed on the Geilenkirchen base in Germany.

These jets will perform surveillance flights and supply aerial refuelling as outlined within the air responsibility order from the Allied Command Transformation (ACT) till the conclusion of the summit tomorrow.

Source: www.anews.com.tr