Desert Mirages In Europe

• In 2-v-2 air combat scenarios, the two sides alternated between playing the roles of friend and foe...

• ...HAF provided packages of F-16C/Ds, F-4Es, A-7Es and an EMB-145H AEW while anti-shipping missions were undertaken in conjunction with the Hellenic Navy.

• ...QEAF Mirage 2000s used Mica radar-guided missiles to engage the SCRAB targets, and Magic II infrared-guided missiles for the target flares. These engagements were followed by more combat and joint tactics over the following two weeks...

• ...Greek Defence Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos released a statement highlighting the significance of the arrangement: “This cooperation is of special importance. We demonstrate that, besides the [economic] crisis and the problems we are facing, we still have one of the best defence systems, trusted by foreign countries.

Category: 331, 380, ελληνοκαταριανή συνεκπαίδευση 2013, π.ν., πβκ, Περιοδικά