The NATO certification ceremony of the Italian detachment deployed to Romania with a view of conducting enhanced Air Policing Missions will take place on Wednesday, December 15th, starting 12.00, in the 57th Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base.

The Italian detachment made up of approximately 140 troops (pilots and technical personnel) and four Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft will conduct NATO-led enhanced Air Policing Missions, over the following four months together with the Romanian Air Forces soldiers and F-16 Fighting Falcon and MiG-21 LanceR aicraft.

The journalists willing to take part in the ceremony are requested to send their identification data (name, surname, series and number of the identity card, the media institution they represent and their phone number) by Tuesday, 12.00, at email address: proff@roaf.ro), as well as the registration number of the transportation vehicle.

The mass-media representatives will be expected on Wednesday, December 15th, between 11.00 11.30, at the 57th Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base.

Point of contact: Captain Laura Cucos, telephone number 0740874248.

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This is the second rotation of the Italian Air Forces executed at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, after the first one in 2019.

The enhanced Air Policing Missions conducted jointly contribute to the development of the reaction and deterrence capacity as well as to the consolidation of interoperability between the Romanian and Italian Air Forces.

The deployment of the Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to Romania is part of the implementation of the Action Plan for the provision of NATO's operational capacity on the Eastern Flank of the Alliance both on its North and South parts and demonstrates NATO's solidarity and determination in response to the challenges posed to the security environment.

The Press Office