{"id":11379,"date":"2022-08-01T16:34:29","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T15:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praguebusinessjournal.com\/?p=11379"},"modified":"2022-08-01T16:34:30","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T15:34:30","slug":"slovakias-airspace-to-be-protected-by-czech-republic-from-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praguebusinessjournal.com\/slovakias-airspace-to-be-protected-by-czech-republic-from-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Slovakia\u2019s airspace to be protected by Czech Republic from September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bratislava is in talks to send its MiG-29 aircraft to Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Czech Air Force will patrol the Baltic airspace until the end of September, Defense Minister Ernochov\u00e1 said this week, extending the deployment by two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Ms. Ernochov\u00e1, the decision was taken in response to a formal request from Lithuania and does not require governmental or parliamentary approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mission was originally scheduled to conclude at the end of July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Czech Defence Ministry spokesman Ji\u0159\u00ed T\u00e1borsk\u00fd told the Czech News Agency (CTK<\/a>) that Denmark will take over the protection of the Baltic airspace from October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since early April, five Czech fighter jets and approximately 100 military personnel have been patrolling the Baltic airspace as part of a NATO mission, working alongside the French and Spanish air forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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