Greece and Italy to be "policing" Montenegrin sky

Montenegrin Defense Minister Predrag Boskovic has announced that the airspace of Montenegro will be controlled by NATO members Greece and Italy.

Boskovic told the Montenegro's state broadcaster RTCG that, with regard to airspace control, "the signing of an agreement is under way" with the Alliance and its members, Greece and Italy.

"It is precisely Greece and Italy that will do the 'air policing' for Montenegro, as they have been doing for many years now. That does not cost us anything," Boskovic said.

Montenegro no longer has any fighter jets and has only kept helicopters which, as the minister explained, would protect the sky at lower altitudes.

Beta is reporting on Monday that, according to an earlier report by relevant organizations (The Military Balance), which provide global assessment and analysis of the military capacities of states, Montenegro has...