Joint exercises of NATO and their partners Ramstein Alloy (“ Ramstein rafting '') have started in the airspace of the Baltic States , writes TASS with reference to the main headquarters of the Estonian Defense Forces.
In the maneuvers participate fighters of the Italian and Spanish air forces, pilots from Germany, Spain, Poland, Turkey and Finland, located at the bases of Amari and Siauliai. In total, they plan to use around 20 aircraft, including aircraft from the AWACS E-3 early warning and control system.
The participants wish to develop communication and control procedures, as well as guarantee air safety. . For example, they intend to lead to actions in the event of communication failure, aircraft escort, low-speed vehicle detection, as well as search and rescue operations. p>
It should be noted that NATO performs such maneuvers three times a year.
Earlier it was reported that Exercise Sea Breeze 2021 began in the Black Sea on June 28. The Russian delegation at the talks on military security and arms control in Vienna said the maneuvers are not helping to strengthen security in the region.