Baltic Air Policing
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Baltic Air Policing is a NATO mission in which allied air forces rotate to protect and patrol the airspace of the Baltic states that lack their own air defense capabilities.
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Target entity: Baltic Air Policing Context triple: [Belgian Armed Forces, conflict, Baltic Air Policing]
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Operation Lüttich
Operation Lüttich was a German counteroffensive launched in August 1944 near Mortain in Normandy, aimed at halting the Allied breakout following the D-Day landings.
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Operation Koltso
Operation Koltso was the final Soviet offensive in early 1943 that encircled and destroyed the remaining German 6th Army at Stalingrad, effectively ending the battle.
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Operation Weser Exercise
Operation Weser Exercise was Nazi Germany’s 1940 military campaign to invade and occupy Denmark and Norway during World War II.
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Luftbrücke
Luftbrücke is the German term for the Berlin Airlift, the Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade of 1948–1949.
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E.
Baltic campaign
The Baltic campaign was a series of naval operations by British and French forces against the Russian Empire in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War, aimed at weakening Russia’s maritime power and coastal defenses.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Baltic Air Policing Target entity description: Baltic Air Policing is a NATO mission in which allied air forces rotate to protect and patrol the airspace of the Baltic states that lack their own air defense capabilities.
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A.
Operation Lüttich
Operation Lüttich was a German counteroffensive launched in August 1944 near Mortain in Normandy, aimed at halting the Allied breakout following the D-Day landings.
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B.
Operation Koltso
Operation Koltso was the final Soviet offensive in early 1943 that encircled and destroyed the remaining German 6th Army at Stalingrad, effectively ending the battle.
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C.
Operation Weser Exercise
Operation Weser Exercise was Nazi Germany’s 1940 military campaign to invade and occupy Denmark and Norway during World War II.
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D.
Luftbrücke
Luftbrücke is the German term for the Berlin Airlift, the Allied operation that supplied West Berlin by air during the Soviet blockade of 1948–1949.
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E.
Baltic campaign
The Baltic campaign was a series of naval operations by British and French forces against the Russian Empire in the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War, aimed at weakening Russia’s maritime power and coastal defenses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NATO air policing mission
ⓘ
collective air defense operation ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
Eurofighter Typhoon
ⓘ
F-15 Eagle ⓘ F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ JAS 39 Gripen ⓘ MiG-29 ⓘ Mirage 2000 ⓘ
linked to:
Dassault Mirage 2000
Rafale ⓘ
linked to:
Dassault Rafale
|
| basedOn |
NATO collective defense
ⓘ
linked to:
NATO
|
| countryServed |
Estonia
ⓘ
Latvia ⓘ Lithuania ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
24/7 quick reaction alert
ⓘ
peacetime air policing mission ⓘ rotational deployment of allied fighter detachments ⓘ unarmed routine patrols with armed scramble capability ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
deterrence of airspace violations
ⓘ
protection of Baltic airspace ⓘ quick reaction alert ⓘ |
| hasRelatedOperation |
Enhanced Air Policing
ⓘ
linked to:
NATO air policing
NATO Air Policing in the Black Sea region ⓘ
linked to:
NATO air policing
|
| inception | 2004 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty
ⓘ
NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System ⓘ
linked to:
NATO integrated air defense system
|
| location |
Baltic states
ⓘ
Ämari Air Base ⓘ Šiauliai Air Base ⓘ |
| maintains |
airspace integrity of Estonia
ⓘ
airspace integrity of Latvia ⓘ airspace integrity of Lithuania ⓘ |
| operator |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
ⓘ
linked to:
NATO
|
| participant |
Belgian Air Component
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgian Air Force
Czech Air Force ⓘ Danish Air Force ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Danish Air Force
French Air and Space Force ⓘ
linked to:
French Air Force
German Air Force ⓘ Hungarian Air Force ⓘ Italian Air Force ⓘ
linked to:
Aeronautica Militare
Norwegian Air Force ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Norwegian Air Force
Polish Air Force ⓘ Portuguese Air Force ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Netherlands Air Force ⓘ Spanish Air Force ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System
ⓘ
linked to:
NATO integrated air defense system
|
| reasonForImplementation | Baltic states lack fighter aircraft for air defense ⓘ |
| replaces | national air policing by Baltic states ⓘ |
| startTime | 2004-03-29 ⓘ |
| usesFacility |
Malbork Air Base
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Ämari Air Base ⓘ Šiauliai Air Base ⓘ |
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Subject: Baltic Air Policing Description of subject: Baltic Air Policing is a NATO mission in which allied air forces rotate to protect and patrol the airspace of the Baltic states that lack their own air defense capabilities.
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