NATO Secretary General visits exercise Air Defender in Germany

Among the personnel the Secretary General met were pilots and crews from Germany, the United States, Türkiye, NATO’s newest member Finland, invitee Sweden, and partner country Japan. He stressed that the German-led Air Defender exercise also demonstrates the strong bond between Europe and North America, working together in NATO. The largest multinational air defence exercise in NATO’s history brings around 10,000 personnel and 250 aircraft from 25 countries, including around 100 aircraft from 35 different U.S. states, training together in the airspace over Europe.