Archive · 15 Jan 2026
Turkey to Deploy Jets to Estonia, Romania for NATO Missions
Turkey is sending fighter jets to Estonia and Romania to help NATO protect their airspace.
This is part of NATO's air policing missions.
Turkey has done similar missions before in Poland and Romania.
They are doing this because Russia has been flying too close to NATO countries' airspace.
Turkey will also host a big NATO meeting in July.
The jets will be in Estonia from August to November 2026 and then in Romania from December 2026 to March 2027.
Turkey will deploy fighter jets to Estonia and Romania for NATO air policing missions.
Deployments are scheduled from August 2026 to March 2027.
Turkey previously conducted missions in Poland (2021) and Romania (2023-2024).
NATO is increasing air defenses due to Russian airspace violations.
Turkey will host the next NATO summit in July 2024.
- Who
- Turkey
- What
- Deployment of fighter jets to Estonia and Romania
- When
- August 2026 - March 2027
- Where
- Estonia and Romania
- Why
- To protect allied airspace and respond to Russian violations
- Deployment Locations
- Estonia, Romania
- Deployment Duration
- August 2026 - March 2027
- Previous Missions
- Poland (2021), Romania (2023-2024)
- NATO Summit Host
- Turkey (July 2024)
- Reason for Deployments
- Russian airspace violations