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 "slug": "spain-paznic-detachment-eap-72-mihail-kogalniceanu-seven-f-18m-three-nh90-counter-drone-balotesti",
 "title": "Spain's Paznic Detachment Opens eAP-72 in Romania With Seven F-18Ms and Three Counter-Drone NH90s",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/spain-paznic-detachment-eap-72-mihail-kogalniceanu-seven-f-18m-three-nh90-counter-drone-balotesti/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/spain-paznic-detachment-eap-72-mihail-kogalniceanu-seven-f-18m-three-nh90-counter-drone-balotesti/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-07-29T13:51:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-08-09T13:51:32.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMihail Kogălniceanu, 29 July 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Spain's air and space force deployed its Paznic tactical air detachment to Mihail Kogălniceanu air base in Romania, beginning operations in early August on a four-month rotation under NATO enhanced Air Policing eAP-72\n * Composition: about 200 personnel, seven F-18M fighters from Wing 12 at Torrejón de Ardoz for the full rotation, one A400M from Wing 31 at Zaragoza for the first two months, and three NH90 helicopters from Wing 48 at",
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 "tags": [
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  "air-space",
  "central-eastern-europe"
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  "nato",
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