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How NATO AWACS Reconnaissance Planes Keep An Eye On Russian Forces [1]

['Zoriana Stepanenko']

Date: 2022-07 

NATO reconnaissance planes patrol the airspace near the alliance's eastern borders almost daily, watching for activity by Russian military aircraft. RFE/RL correspondent Zoriana Stepanenko and cameraman Marek Hajduk joined the crew of a NATO jet on July 25 for flights over Romania and Poland. Refueling in flight to allow the plane to patrol for 12 hours, the crew, from a mix of NATO nations, described their determination to see and be seen by any potential Russian aggressor.

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[1] Url: https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-nato-russia-awacs-reconnaissance-poland-romania/31965659.html

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