Norway has withdrawn its final four F-16 fighter jets from the Nato-led mission over Libya as planned, as the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) cannot sustain such a large air contribution for a long period of time.
The Hindustan Times quotes military spokesman Petter Lindqvist as saying that Norwegian aircraft had carried out 583 missions and dropped 569 bombs since 31 March.
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In June, Norway announced that it would gradually withdraw its six F-16 fighter aircraft deployed at the Souda base in Crete, Greece.
The RNoAF exit, however, will not affect air operations in Libya, according to Nato officials.
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