Safe Skies: NATO Air Policing Iceland

Across Europe, NATO fighter jets are on duty around the clock, ready to scramble in case of suspicious or unannounced flights near the airspace of our Allies. NATO calls this activity Air Policing, which has been an integral part of NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence for 60 years. In this series, well explore NATOs five special air policing arrangements to ensure the integrity of NATOs airspace and the defence of our almost one billion citizens. Welcome to Iceland. Strategically located, the country is invaluable to the Alliances situational awareness. Iceland has no military, so other NATO Allies contribute fighter jets on a rotating basis. They fly out of Keflavík Air Base near the capital Reykjavík. Find out more: SUBSCRIBE to this channel SUBSCRIBE to NATO News bit.