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NATO fighter jets take to the skies over NATO’s eastern flank

Natochannel

Oct. 12, 2022 | 2:02

Synopsis
Fighter jets from Italy, Poland and the United States took to the skies over NATO’s eastern flank as part of NATO’s Air Shielding mission. The line-up of aircraft included Italian Eurofighters, Polish F-16s and Polish MiG-29s and United States F-22s. The planned one-day series of aerial manoeuvres were conducted from Łask Air Base in Poland on 12 October 2022.

NATO’s Air Shielding mission is an increased air and missile defence posture along the Alliance’s eastern flank, implemented in the wake of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. Allies have deployed more fighter jets and ground-based air and missile defence systems to protect Allies along the eastern flank against possible air and missile threats. This is purely defensive, and a key component of NATO's enhanced deterrence and defence posture. NATO’s Air Shielding involves deployments ranging from a few weeks to several months at air bases and key locations in the eastern part of the Alliance.

Footage includes aerial manoeuvres of Italian Eurofighters, Polish F-16s and MiG-29s, and US F-22s.
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(00:00) WIDE SHOT (NO SOUND) – US AIR FORCE F-22 AND POLISH F-16s FLYING IN FORMATION
(00:05) VARIOUS SHOTS (NO SOUND) – US AIR FORCE F-22s FLYING ABOVE POLAND
(00:18) WIDE SHOT (NO SOUND) – US AIR FORCE F-22 AND POLISH F-16s FLYING IN FORMATION
(00:22) WIDE SHOT (NO SOUND) – US AIR FORCE F-22s FLYING ABOVE POLAND
(00:26) VARIOUS SHOTS (NO SOUND) - US AIR FORCE F-22 AND POLISH F-16s FLYING IN FORMATION
(00:40) WIDE SHOT (NO SOUND) – US AIR FORCE F-22 BREAKS RIGHT
(00:48) WIDE SHOT (NO SOUND) - US AIR FORCE F-22 AND POLISH F-16 FLYING IN FORMATION
(00:53) WIDE SHOT (NO SOUND) - US AIR FORCE F-22s FLYING IN FORMATION
(00:59) VARIOUS SHOTS (NO SOUND) – POLISH F-16s AND POLISH MIG-29s, AND ITALIAN EUROFIGHTER TYPHOONS FLYING IN FORMATION
(01:13) WIDE SHOT (NO SOUND) – ITALIAN EUROFIGHTER TYPHOONS AND POLISH F-16s FLYING IN FORMATION
(01:18) WIDE SHOT (NO SOUND) – ITALIAN EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON FLYING ABOVE POLAND
(01:22) VARIOUS SHOTS (NO SOUND) – POLISH F-16s FLYING IN FORMATION
(01:33) MEDIUM SHOT (NO SOUND) - ITALIAN EUROFIGHTER TYPHOONS AND POLISH F-16s FLYING IN FORMATION
(01:38) MEDIUM SHOT (NO SOUND) – ITALIAN EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON BREAKS LEFT
(01:41) WIDE SHOT (NO SOUND) - ITALIAN EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON AND POLISH F-16s FLYING IN FORMATION
(01:45) VARIOUS SHOTS (NO SOUND) - ITALIAN EUROFIGHTER TYPHOON BREAKS LEFT AND DEPLOYS FLARES
(01:54) WIDE SHOT (NO SOUND) – POLISH F-16s CONDUCTING AERIAL MANOEUVRES AND DEPLOYS FLARES
(01:58) WIDE SHOT (NO SOUND) – POLISH F-16s FLYING IN FORMATION

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