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NATO Exercises Underway in Western Hungary

Hungary Today 2022.03.28.

Numerous Military aircraft will be flying over Western Hungary as part of a NATO training exercise over the next few days.

As a result of an international complex training, a higher than usual traffic of military aircraft can be expected on March 28 and 29, between 09:00 and 18:00, in the territory of Hungary, the Hungarian Defense Forces said in a statement.

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During the exercises, Hungarian forward air controllers will perform joint missions with US F-18 “Super Hornet” fighters.

The training sessions are set to take place in and around the following locations in Western Hungary on the designated days: Nagykanizsa, Nagyatád, Kaposvár, Szigetvár, Sármellék, Zalakaros, and Kaposújlak.

Featured photo via Hungarian Defence Forces’ Facebook page


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