Czech PM: Our fighter jets will guard Slovakia’s air space from Sept
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech fighter jets will guard neighbouring Slovakia’s air area as of September, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala mentioned on Sunday.
Slovakia requested its NATO allies to patrol its skies because it determined to floor its Russian-made MiG-29 fighter jets, which could possibly be despatched to neighbouring Ukraine to assist Kyiv defend itself towards Russia’s invasion.
“I do not see any drawback there, the federal government will definitely approve it,” Fiala mentioned in a televised debate along with his Slovak counterpart Eduard Heger.
Slovakia ordered F-16 fighter jets from the USA in 2018. The primary planes had been anticipated to reach this yr and the cargo to be accomplished within the subsequent yr, however the supply is now assumed to happen in 2024.
(Reporting by Robert Muller; Modifying by Toby Chopra)
