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NATO’s Largest Air Combat Exercise Ever Has Begun
Citat:The exercise brings together 25 countries and NATO as a whole to train cooperatively with more than 250 aircraft.
he largest air combat exercise in NATO’s history, Air Defender 2023 (AD23), officially got underway yesterday. Bringing together 25 nations and NATO, the exercise features a strong U.S. military presence, with the U.S. Air National Guard (ANG) providing nearly half of the aircraft involved. AD23, which seeks to test the "joint responsiveness of... allied air forces in a crisis situation," the Bundeswehr indicates, comes as Russia’s all-out war with Ukraine has left the issue of European security of paramount importance to the U.S. and allies.
AD23 is scheduled to take place between June 12-23. Germany, which has been largely responsible for organizing the event, has planned AD23 since 2018. In all, almost 10,000 personnel and more than 250 aircraft from across the participating countries – including Germany, the U.S., the U.K., France, and Japan – are involved.
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