NATO announced Wednesday it will send two surveillance planes to patrol the skies over the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.
The alliance said it would deploy the aircraft from the Airborne Early Warning and Control Force to boost the security of the games following a request from the Italian government. The planes will be operating from an airbase on the Adriatic coast.
The two aircraft are fitted with E-3 Pulse Doppler radar that can provide early warning by detecting, tracking and classifying airborne targets at up to 224 miles at all heights.
The 26-member defense alliance is not unfamiliar with such tasks as its surveillance planes were also airborne during the funeral of Pope John Paul II, the Spanish royal wedding and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. During the latter, NATO also provided special units to counter potential chemical, radiological and germ warfare.
The Turin mission will be limited to patrolling the skies above the Alpine city when the Olympics kick off Friday.
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