Teachings indicating the scope of cooperation Armed Forces (ED) with allied countries and partners in their region Rev. Mediterranean Sea And her Middle East, will happen in the near future. In all these exercises, the role of the Air Force (Air Force) as a weapon capable of operating effectively in a wider region is obvious. First at the end of November Aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle it is expected to pass south of Crete, where exercises and scenarios of interaction with its ships will take place Navy (PN) and fighters P.A. Cooperation with the French will expand in the coming months, while the specialization of the joint exercise program under the defense agreement between Athens and Paris continues.

At the same time, exercises are ongoing with elements of the US military, culminating in the “Olympic Cooperation ’22” which is taking place with tanks. In addition, two C-130Js from the 317th Air Force Wing will arrive in Greece in early November and, together with the Greek C-130PAs, they will conduct terrain camouflage flights. In practice, they will take advantage of the Greeks’ frequent morphological changes, flying low to avoid enemy radar, and, in combination, will parachute drops and interact with fighters. In addition, six Saudi F-15s are returning to Souda between November 9 and 18 to take part in exercises with PA fighters. but also other ED elements, in the context of collaboration with the Falcon Eye 3 code.

P.A. will also take part in the ongoing Tactical and Training Scenarios (ATLC) in the United Arab Emirates, which are modeled after the NATO Tactical Leadership Program (TLP). An PA officer is already in the UAE, and three Mirage 2000-5 PAs will land in Abu Dhabi and fly directly into the country with a refueling landing in Crete. The Republic of Cyprus will also take part in the Greco-Egyptian exercise “Medusa-12”.