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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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
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(...)
Today, more than 100 spotters traveled to Air Base No. 11 (BA11), in Beja, to photograph some of the aircraft participating in the RealThaw and HotBlade 2024 multinational exercises.
The day started early for lovers of aeronautical photography,(...)