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France, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, and Hungary Sign Letter of Intent for Joint Purchase of Mistral Air Defence Systems - GEOPOLITIKI

France, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, and Hungary Sign Letter of Intent for Joint Purchase of Mistral Air Defence Systems

In a significant development, France, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, and Hungary have come together to sign a letter of intent for the joint procurement of French Mistral air defence systems.This collaborative move highlights France's efforts to persuade its European allies to opt for European defence systems that is leading, countering Germany's European Sky Shield…

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TheNATODynamicMantaexercise(DYMA)startedonMonday,February,offthecoastofSicily.Ships,submarines,aswellasaircraftandpersonnelfromeightalliednationsaretrainedintheCentralMediterraneaninanti submarineoperations(ASW)andsurfacewarfaretraining."ThestrengthofNATOmilitaryforcesliesinourcommand,controlandcommunicationstructures,whichcanbebetterexercisedduringexercisessuchastheDynamicManta.Thedevelopmentandmaintenanceofwell trained,ready madeforcesthatintegrateseamlesslyisthefoundationofourcollectivedeterrenceanddefense.ThisexercisewillalsofurtherdemonstratethatCOVID hasnotchangedNATOresilienceandreadiness."IappreciatetheexcellentsupportoftheItalianNavyandthestrengthoftheparticipatingnationstohelpachievethisgoalinacollectiveway,"saidRearAdmiralKeithBloud,CommanderofNATO'sAlliedNavalCommand.SubmarinesfromGreece,Italy,TurkeyandtheUnitedStatesunderNATOSubmarineCommandwillbejoinedbysurfaceshipsfromFrance,Greece,Italy,SpainandTurkey.Thisyear,CharlesdeGaulle'sFrenchBattleTeamwillalsoparticipateinthetrainingalongwithfivesurfaceunitsfromFrance,Belgium,GreeceandtheUnitedStates.DynamicMantaaimstoprovideallparticipantswithcomprehensiveanddemandingcombattrainingtoenhancetheirinteroperabilityandanti submarineandanti shipwarfarecapabilities,withdueregardforcrewsafety.Eachsurfacevesselwillhavetheopportunitytoconductavarietyofanti submarinewarfareoperations.Thesubmarineswillhuntandbechased,closelycoordinatingtheireffortswiththeparticipantsintheairandonthesurface."DynamicMantaisoneofthetwomostimportantanti submarinewarfareexercisesledeveryyearbytheNATONavalCommand.SNMG,asaNATOPermanentForce,usuallyparticipatesinsuchexercises,focusingnotonlyontrainingandmaintainingtheForce'shighreadiness,butalsoonstrengtheningcohesionandinteroperabilitybetweencontributingcountries,showingthepresenceofNATOandreassuringtheAlliesofamaritimecommitmenttocollectivedefense"saidLt.AdmiralManuelAguirreAldergia,CommanderofSNMG.SOURCE:MARCOM[NATO]

Dynamic Manta 21 kicks off with Greek, US, Turkish, French, Belgian & Spanish patricipation

The NATO Dynamic Manta exercise (DYMA21) started on Monday, February 22, 2021 off the coast of Sicily.Ships, submarines, as well as aircraft and personnel from eight allied nations are trained in the Central Mediterranean in anti-submarine operations (ASW) and surface warfare training."The strength of NATO military forces lies in our command, control and…

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