RAF F-35B Lightning aircraft from RAF Marham have arrived at Amari airbase in Estonia to carry out NATO enhanced Vigilance Activity.
This activity provides air policing of NATO airspace, further contributing to the security of Europe. Previously the airbase has been regularly used by RAF Typhoons on Operation AZOTIZE to carry out the NATO Baltic Air Policing, safeguarding the integrity of NATO’ airspace.
The deployment marks the first time for RAF F-35s that have been based overseas as part of a NATO Air Policing mission and comes just days after Lightnings took part in NATO’s Enhanced Vigilance Patrols over Romania and Poland.
The aircraft from RAF Marham in Norfolk have joined other allied fifth-generation fighters provided by the US Air Force and the Royal Netherlands Air Force already taking part in air patrols over Eastern Europe.