Turkey plans to deploy fighter jets to Estonia and Romania in 2026–2027 as part of NATO’s enhanced air policing missions.
According to Nefes, citing the Turkish Ministry of National Defense, “The Turkish Air Force will serve in Estonia for four months, from August to November 2026. After this mission, Turkey will participate in the next rotation for air policing in Romania from December 2026 to March 2027,” the ministry said.
The Ministry added that these missions aim to ensure the security of allied airspace during peacetime.
Turkey has previously participated in NATO’s enhanced air policing missions in Poland (July–September 2021) and Romania (November 2023–April 2024).
The upcoming deployments come as NATO strengthens its air defenses amid increasingly frequent violations of member states’ airspace by Russia.
