The Gripen fighters of the Czech Air Force, which have been operating in Lithuania for six months, landed on Friday 30th September, at their home air base in Čáslav, Czech Republic. From 1st April to the end of September, the airspace of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia was protected by the Czech Air Force as part of NATO's Integrated Air and Missile Defense System.
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During the six months in the Baltics, the Czech Air Force performed more than four dozen sharp launches, the so-called "Alpha Scramble", and spent hundreds of flight hours in the air (Picture source: Saab)