14 NATO countries and Finland develop joint air defense

14 NATO countries and Finland should develop joint air defense.

Sweden is not mentioned in the initiative.

The news came on Thursday, the second day of NATO Brussels summit.

14 NATO countries together with Finland He signed a so-called letter of intent to produce the so-called “European Shield Initiative”.

“This commitment is even more important today, as we witness the reckless and indiscriminate missile attacks carried out by Russia in Ukraine, killing civilians and vital infrastructure,” said NATO Deputy Secretary-General Mircea Gewan. In a statement on the NATO website.

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led by Germany

Germany is leading the initiative and the goal is for the two countries to jointly develop an air defense system using missiles, among other things.

“The new assets, within NATO’s interoperable and seamlessly integrated air and missile defenses, will increase our ability to defend the Alliance from all air and missile threats,” says Mercia Gewan.

Sweden is not mentioned as part of the initiative.

NATO includes 14 countries: Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania and the United Kingdom.

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