How US F-35s are protecting NATO aircraft from Russian missile threat over Poland

Almost all NATO aircraft operating over Poland are within range of Russian S-400 battalions stationed in Kaliningrad and Belarus. Babak Taghvaee details how the Green Mountain Boys’ first European deployment with the F-35 was designed to counter this threat

Following Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, attention has focused on the besieged nation as it continues to resist Russian occupation. However, the threat posed by Vladimir Putin’s aggressive actions and provocative rhetoric lies much closer to central Europe.

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