June 5th NATO aircraft on Montenegro

Montenegro, which joined the north-Atlantic alliance last year, does not have its own military aircraft, and for that reason it has asked NATO will help ensure the safety of its airspace. Such missions are not unusual; coalition policies include the protection of the skies of allies who do not have their own air force. Montenegro contributes from it to the alliance's common security with sending military troops to training missions in Afghanistan, broadcasts tch.

It also provides financial support for Afghan security forces. Italian and Greek combat planes involved in the initiative will continue to have bases in their countries and will rise from there whenever necessary.

NATO air policy is not necessarily responding to a specific threat, but an essential element of the way its members are assured.

The alliance's rules require that its air forces have at least two 24/7 warplanes on alert and, at any moment, dozens of other aircraft are able to get up in the air anytime throughout the euro. Spain, Portugal and France are currently committed to protecting Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia's airspace.

Italy regularly helps protect the Slovenian sky as British air forces patrol Romania.