Aircraft from France, Italy, Romania, Spain, Türkiye and the US operated within Romanian Airspace, carrying out air manoeuvres against simulated adversarial Air Defence systems.
Allied Air Command directed a dynamic training operation between the French MAMBA system supported by Romanian F-16s and US F-15s against the Italian Eurofighters, Spanish F-18s, and Turkish F-16s.
According to a news release:
“These two teams simulated air-to-air drills as well as air-to-ground drills. The fighter aircraft were supported by a Turkish refueling aircraft to extend their flight times and training opportunities. Combined Air Operations Centre at Torrejón and the Romanian Control and Reporting Centre provided the air command and control for the mission.
The training event complies with international laws and standards and is not a response to current geopolitical developments, but embedded in the Alliance’s vigilance activities aimed at shielding the eastern flank and assuring NATO Allies in the region.”
“Simulated training events like this are key to sharpening our skills in the air as an Alliance,” said Brigadier General Christoph Pliet, Deputy Chief of Staff Operation Allied Air Command.
“Having our Air Forces train against each other enables us to enhance our forces to operate against potential adversarial integrated air defence systems to allow friendly forces freedom of manoeuvre essential to operations under NATO collective defence.”
“Complex training events such as an integrated air defence take down underlines NATO’s ability to focus Allied fires and effects in the same place at the same time as one cohesive Alliance,” added Pliet.
“We conduct these training missions to prepare our air forces to operate in a contested environment,” he concluded.
We can expect to see a few more of these then if the ballon goes up!
Did that aircraft hit a balloon?
No, the Russian aircraft was hit by a Ukrainian!
Those Ukrainian balloons are tough 😂😂😂😂
5th gen apparently, he clearly didn’t see it in time 😉
No the Russian was hit by another Russian at RIAT 1993.
I was there and saw it.
This one you mean?
LINK
Yes. I did post a link to your picture ( reversed ) taken at the airshow. Guess it didn’t make it through moderation.
A very nasty accident.
Demonstration of the effectiveness of the balloon 🎈 anti-aircraft system now being fitted to Ukrainian tractors 🚜?
😉
Very good training for all involved. The Italians do quite a lot of exercises with their aircraft. Nice to see turkey playing as well.
MS wrote:
This is what the Islamist Turkish Pocket Dictator had to say the other day about NATO:
He’s a a bit of a knob. Hopefully he goes soon. Turkey could be a much better country without the weird leader. He treats half the country like poop.
Turkey can leave nato at any time and team up with his super reliable friends. He won’t though. Will just continue to mouth off to try and get what he wants.
In his eyes turkey is the most important member so it’s wishes come above everyone else.
We must be better prepared & equipped to face Russian & Chinese agression. Putin thinks he must be allowed to do whatever he wishes & can freely threaten anyone who opposes him with extinction.
Surely just call it Turkey.