Photo: Four Italian Eurofighters arrived in Lithuania

Four Italian Air Force Eurofighters arrived at Lithuanian airbase in Šiauliai on Dec. 28 to participate in the NATO Air Policing mission in the Baltic States for the first time.

Photo credit: R. Vitkus

They will replace four Portuguese F-16s on Jan. 1.

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