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Spotters Day at NATO Tiger Meet 2025
Spotters Day at NATO Tiger Meet 2025
The NATO Tiger Meet exercise, taking place at Air Base 11, in Beja, welcomed today 171 photography enthusiasts and aviation fans during the Spotters’ Day. Those present had the opportunity to closely observe the takeoffs and landings of(...)
You can hear the roar in the Beja skies!
You can hear the roar in the Beja skies!
Today was the first day of flights at NATO Tiger Meet 2025, with operations taking place from Air Base No. 11 in Beja, where the “Tigers” made their first flights of the exercise, with more than 80 flights marking the start of this(...)
Tiger Meet 2025 begins in Beja
Tiger Meet 2025 begins in Beja
The opening ceremony of NATO Tiger Meet 2025 (NTM 25) took place today, September 21, at Air Base No. 11 in Beja.  The international exercise involves around 1,700 military personnel from 12 different countries. NTM 25, running from(...)
RealThaw & HotBlade 2024 has come to an end
RealThaw & HotBlade 2024 has come to an end
Yesterday the Closing Ceremony of RealThaw & HotBlade 2024 (RTHB24) took place. Presiding over the ceremony was the Air Commander, Lieutenant-General António Branco.   During the event that marked the end of the exercises, the(...)
MHTC Marks a presence at RTHB24
MHTC Marks a presence at RTHB24
As part of the multinational exercises, the HotBlade component, which involves mission activity with helicopters, took place for the first time under the umbrella of the Multinacional Helicopter Training Center (MHTC), based at Air Base No. 1, in(...)
RTHB24: European TACP/JTAC present in Beja
RTHB24: European TACP/JTAC present in Beja
Within the scope of the RealThaw and HotBlade 2024 (RTHB24) exercises, where the objective is to promote interoperability in the various missions, the presence of TACP/JTAC teams from different participating countries is worth highlighting, with(...)
RTHB24: Helo cast put into pratice
RTHB24: Helo cast put into pratice
During the multinational exercises, a Helo Cast was executed. This is a technique for inserting and extracting troops in difficult-to-access locations, allowing troops to get closer to targets, and is used by small units and special operations(...)
RTHB24: Paratroopers release
RTHB24: Paratroopers release
RealThaw and HotBlade 2024 feature several joint training sessions between flying squadrons and Army Paratroopers. With interoperability as its motto, this exercise, which takes place simultaneously, is the perfect scenario for sharing knowledge(...)