Italy will deploy some 3,400 of its
troops on NATO's eastern flank this year, Defence Minister Guido
Crosetto said Thursday.
"Defence will continue its convinced participation in the
initiatives on the eastern flank put in place by NATO: here the
commitment is significant and foresees an overall maximum of
about 3,400 personnel by 2023, which in terms of assets
translates into about 600 land vehicles and materials, five
naval units and about thirty air assets", said Crosetto to the
Foreign and Defence Commissions, during the examination of
deliberations on missions.
For 2023,' he explained, 'the deployment in the Baltic Sea of a
naval unit with air and missile defence capabilities is also
planned, as a contribution to strengthening Polish air space and
the Euro-Atlantic area.
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