The US has sent state-of-the-art F-22 fighter jets to Estonia

The US Air Force has deployed a squadron of the 5th generation F-22 Raptor multirole fighter at the Emari air base near Tallinn (Estonia). This was reported to the command of the US Air Force.

US Air Force fifth-generation fighter jets supporting the NATO Joint Forces Air Defense Mission along the eastern flank deployed Agile Combat Employment at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, on May 8 to deter aggression in the Baltic region Sea.

In early April, 12 F-22 fighter jets were deployed from the United States to Poland’s Powidz Air Base to provide a mission to complement NATO’s combined air and missile defense capabilities on the eastern flank.

In Latvia, the Spanish armed forces have deployed the NASAMS air defense system, and British Typhoon fighter jets based in Estonia are patrolling the airspace over the Baltic.

“The Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – are located in a critical air, land and sea corridor, which requires a coordinated approach among Alliance members to maintain and support international freedom of maneuver throughout region,” the US Air Force emphasized.

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The F-22 Raptor is a fifth-generation, single-seat, twin-jet tactical fighter based on stealth technology. The maximum speed of the aircraft is 2414 km / h, the flight range is 3000 kilometers. The fighter is considered the first fifth-generation aircraft in American aviation. It is capable of conducting air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.

It can be recalled that the Netherlands is considering the possibility of transferring F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine and is in talks with its allies.