{"id":60597,"date":"2025-08-25T23:18:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T21:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=60597"},"modified":"2025-08-30T22:05:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T20:05:45","slug":"hungary-shows-off-its-jas-39-gripen-fighter-jets-flying-alongside-spanish-eurofighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/08\/25\/hungary-shows-off-its-jas-39-gripen-fighter-jets-flying-alongside-spanish-eurofighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungary shows off its JAS-39 Gripen fighter jets flying alongside Spanish Eurofighters"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the end of July, Spain and Hungary assumed responsibility for the air defense of the Baltic states.<\/p>\n

For the first time, German fighters will operate from Poland on a NATO BAP mission<\/a><\/rel>
\nThe icy deployment of the Spanish EF-18 and A400M planes under the snow in Lithuania<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

On that day, the Spanish Air Force deployed eight Eurofighter Typhoon fighters from the 11th Wing to \u0160iauliai Air Base in Lithuania<\/strong>. This deployment is being carried out under the name of the Vilkas Detachment on a Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission with NATO. This is the 12th time that Spanish fighters have participated in this mission in the Baltic<\/strong>, to provide support to three NATO member countries (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) whose small air forces do not have their own combat aircraft. In August, Spain added an A400M Atlas tanker aircraft from the 31st Wing to that detachment<\/a>, to provide support for the fighters.<\/p>\n

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Two of the eight Eurofighters deployed by Spain on a BAP mission upon arrival at \u0160iauliai Air Base, Lithuania, on July 30 (Photo: Estado Mayor de la Defensa<\/a>).<\/div>\n

Likewise, on July 31, Hungary deployed four JAS-39 Gripen fighters to the same Lithuanian base<\/a>, also on a NATO BAP mission. It should be noted that each rotation of these BAP missions usually includes fighters from two different countries. This is the fourth time that the Hungarian Air Force has participated in this type of mission.<\/strong> The Hungarian JAS-39s deployed in Lithuania belong to the Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 101st Aviation Brigade \"Dezs\u0151 Szentgy\u00f6rgyi\"<\/strong>, based in Kecskem\u00e9t.<\/p>\n

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Two of the four JAS-39 Gripen deployed by Hungary on BAP mission upon arrival at \u0160iauliai Air Base, Lithuania, on July 31 (Photo: Defence.hu<\/a>).<\/div>\n

The aforementioned Hungarian brigade has published today a video of this deployment on<\/strong> its YouTube channel<\/a>, showing different flights carried out by its Gripen fighters:<\/p>\n