Exercise Air Defender Update: More aircraft deployment details revealed

More information has been released by the German Ministry of Defence on the aircraft participating in Exercise Air Defender 2023, which takes places over June 12-23. Billed as the largest ever aircraft deployment exercise held by NATO, the latest information lists 84 USAF aircraft, the majority (if not all), coming from Air National Guard units in 30 states. The exercise is expected to bring together 18 nations which will collectively deploy 9,850 personnel. The countries participating in Air Defender 2023