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If we were looking for a traditional turboprop participant with a fixed wing, it would be the Slovenian Pilatus PC-9M aircraft. It will not miss this year's NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days, when this machine will be presented in a dynamic and static demonstration.

The Saab company will present its state-of-the-art Gripen E aircraft for the first time in the region of Central and Eastern Europe. Thanks to the general partner of the event, visitors to the NATO Days in Ostrava & the Czech Air Force Days will be able to see one of the newest products of the European aviation industry.

In addition to the Swiss Patrouille Suisse, the NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days will also welcome the acrobatic group The Wings of the Storm (Krila Oluje in Croatian) with PC-9M turboprop. The Croatian Air Force is returning to the event after the successful premiere of this group in 2018.

The Wings of the Storm fly in a six-member formation with PC-9M aircraft, which is regularly presented by the Slovenian Air Force at NATO Days. The group's pilots, unlike most aerobatic groups, remain active flight instructors who use standard unmodified aircraft for their performances. They are not equipped with smoke emitters and thus the effect of the demonstration depends only on the pilots‘ skills and coordination.

After eight years, F-4E Phantom aircraft of the Turkish Air Force are returning to NATO Days in Ostrava & Czech Air Force Days. These iconic aircraft rarely present themselves at air shows, and due to their gradual retirement, their participation in Mošnov may be one of the last chances to see them.