Its goal is to present to the general public the means available to the Czech Republic, its NATO allies and other partner states in the field of security, both international (military) and national.

Regular participants thus include the armed forces, components of the Integrated Rescue System (firefighters, police, medical rescue services), customs administration, prison service, municipal police, and others.

Since 2003, the event has been held at Leoš Janáček Ostrava Airport.Part of the NATO Days are talks, seminars, conferences, and presentations of military and rescue equipment, ending with a weekend program at the airport.

It consists of a presentation of heavy military, police and rescue equipment, special unit training displays, aerial displays, and a presentation of Czech and foreign participants' weapons and equipment.

The event has long been supported by the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, the Moravian-Silesian Region, the Statutory City of Ostrava, and NATO's Public Diplomacy Division.