NATO and Sweden holding military drills in Estonia

NATO and Swedish air force fighters conducted the Neptune Strike exercise in the Estonian skies to repel a sudden threat that required the operational cooperation of all regional military forces.

“Fighter jets from the Royal Air Force, Finland, Sweden and Spain conducted part of the Neptune Strike exercise in the Estonian skies to repel a sudden threat,” Lenta.Ru reports, citing the press service of the main headquarters of the Estonian Defence Forces.

Colonel Mart Wendl, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations of the Defence Forces, noted that the Neptune Strike maneuvers showed the ability of the allied units to quickly and effectively use military force at a distance of thousands of kilometers.

Wendl also emphasized that Estonia is protected, including by those units that are not located in the country.

The drills in Estonia are part of NATO's large-scale exercise Neptune Strike, which runs from 30 October to 10 November. 21 states are participating in the exercises, in particular Sweden, which is not currently a NATO member.