Baltic airspace is also protected by the Portuguese air force

The airspace of the Baltic States reinforcing NATO's air policing mission in the Baltic region is also guarded by the P-3C's Air Force Portuguese to patrol off

P-3C with Spanish, French and Portuguese P-3C patrol boats. detects and monitors the movements on the water, provides more information to the fighter pilots.

The P-3C aircraft deployed at the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Siauliai will be deployed until mid-August. He arrived in Baja from the Aegean base in southern Portugal at the end of June with 30 soldiers.

The Baltic Airspace of the Lithuanian Air Base is Protected by Ten NATO Air Police Missions: Portugal's Four-Day Control Mission in Siauliai Deployed Four F-16 Fighter Planes and Spain, six Eurofighter Typhoon fighter planes. Four other French Mirage 2000-5 fighter planes perform this mission from Amary Air Base in Estonia

The Portuguese Air Force has already participated for the fourth time in the Air Force. NATO in the Baltic States. The current Portuguese post, the majority of which comes from a permanent place in Monte Reale, has 90 soldiers – pilots, technicians, medical personnel, support groups, communications and other professionals

NATO sends reinforcements to the full-time air defense mission of NATO. message of deterrence and collective defense to all potential aggressors

NATO Reinforcements in NATO in 2014. Security measures in the Baltic Sea region are sent to bases in Estonia (Amire), Lithuania (Šiauliai) or Poland (Malbork). The Air Force contingent in Amaria has already become regular and continuous. Reinforcements at Siauliai or Malbork are made as needed. The last reinforcement in Malbork took place in September 2017 and in Siauliai in 2015.

Also the rotating forces of Portugal in the framework of the NATO Insurance Measures (ACS), allies of the In the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

Portugal also contributes to the implementation of the activities and tasks of the NATO Integration Unit in Vilnius, Lithuania, by sending officers to the headquarters of the NATO l & # 39; unit.