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Started nine years ago, its goal is to provide all member countries with an aerial picture of worldwide threats, especially in locations close to alliance borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mission-ready proclamation comes after NATO received its fifth and final aircraft for the fleet of modified Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Global Hawks at the Sigonella air base last November. There are also enough trained personnel assigned to the program for initial operations to commence, according to a NATO spokesman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Air Force Gen. 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Diplomatic clearances for overflights are still necessary at the moment, though the plan is to broker some kind of standing authorization, the spokesman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Vivienne Machi in Stuttgart, Germany, contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fleet of &#8220;Phoenix&#8221; unmanned aircraft will be tasked with monitoring NATO&#8217;s 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