Overview

• Five Eurofighters began operations on August 4 from the Minsk Mazowiecki military airfield for a roughly one-month mission.
• The deployment includes about 150 Bundeswehr personnel assigned to bolster surveillance of Poland’s eastern flank.
• Defense Minister Boris Pistorius unveiled the forward stationing in January after Warsaw formally requested the support.
• The mission builds on German monitoring flights from Rostock that have patrolled Polish airspace since April.
• The move complements other NATO deployments in Poland and underscores alliance cooperation to deter Russian threats and secure Ukraine aid routes.