In the latest move to bolster its eastern flank, NATO is deploying forces for Operation Eastern Sentry, designed to counter the growing threat of Russian air incursions.
While the immediate focus was on Russian drones and geographically on Poland, the operation is multidomain – meaning land, sea, and air forces are involved – and is meant to plug gaps from the North Sea to the Black Sea.
Previously, individual NATO allies conducted air policing in different locations, with NATO providing supplementary support on a case-by-case basis, depending on the threat assessment.
The idea now is to have more resources linked to each other across the entire eastern flank, be it missiles or anti-drone technology, according to RFE/RL.
