( 2 ) Su‐22M4 of the Polish Air Force
Adding to the exercise complexity , another novelty was the air‐to‐air refuelling missions during tactical and bomber missions . USAF KC‐135R tankers refuelled not only German Tornado jets , Czech and Hungarian Gripen aircraft , but also USAF B‐1B and B‐52H strategic bombers operating from RAF Fairford in the UK . The seventeen Allies and Partners consisted of the following : Belgium , Canada , Croatia , the Czech Republic , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Hungary , Latvia , Lithuania , Netherlands , Poland , Slovenia , the United Kingdom and the United States .
The Aviation Magazine would like to thank the Public Affairs namely Captain Tomáš Maruáščák , for all his support during our visit .