The ‘European Sky Shield Initiative’ is born: what is the European air shield

The plan announced by the defense ministers of 14 NATO countries, together with Finland, meeting in Brussels An air shield that will defend the NATO countries of the European area: this is the plan announced by the defense ministers of 14 NATO countries, together with the Finland, meeting in Brussels. The meeting was aimed at signing a letter of intent for the development of the ‘European Sky Shield Initiative’, a shield for the protection of European skies. The initiative aims to create a European air and missile defense system through the joint acquisition of air defense equipment and missiles by European nations. It will strengthen NATO’s integrated air and missile defense.