On Tuesday, 17 January, AWACS aircraft (Airborne Warning and Control System) of NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force NAEW&C, with its headquarters in Germany, will land at the 90th Air Base Otopeni in order to strengthen the Alliance defensive posture in the Black Sea region.

Journalists interested in attending the event are requested to send their identification data (name, surname, number and series of identity card, the media institution they represent) as well as the vehicle registration number by Monday, 16 January, 14.00, at email address um01961@roaf.ro .
The mass-media representatives will be expected on Tuesday, 17 January, between 13.00 and 13.30, at Comandor aviator Gheorghe Banciulescu 90th Air Base headquarters (1 Zborului Street, Otopeni, Ilfov County).

Point of contact: Commander Mihai Albu, tel. 0722734412.

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In response to Russia's illegal aggression against Ukraine, NATO enhanced its air defence presence on the Eastern flank of the Alliance consisting in additional fighters, surveillance aircraft and tanker aircraft.
Since February 2022, the AWACS aircraft have been patrolling on a regular basis in Eastern Europe and the Baltic Sea region in order to monitor the Russian aircraft flying in the neighborhood of the NATO borders.
AWACS aircraft will conduct reconnaissance and surveillance flights on the territory of the Alliance in the near future.

The Press Office