O NATO Tiger Meet (NTM) 2021 will take place at the Air Base (BA) 11, in Beja, between 2 and 14 May. Some of the activities will be canceled, facing pandemia.
This is the third time that the Air Base 11 will receive the NTM where military and squadron aircraft will be present, from different countries that are part of that military structure.
Has learned the Lidador News (LN) some activities that usually take place during the Tiger Meet, will not take place due to the covid-19 pandemic, as are the cases of the air festival, static exhibition of aircraft and sportters day and the traditional Open Base day.
Remember that NMT 2020, in 18 March was first postponed to the 5 a 7 and July and then the 23 April was canceled, being revealed that it would be carried out in 2021. For NATO Tiger Meet 2020 They were expected in Beja 3.000 Military, 100 aircraft 20 squad, coming from 14 countries, and 12 NATO and two guests, Switzerland and Austria.
The 56th edition of NTM, event defined as the largest meeting in the world of Tigres Flight Squadrons, organized by the NATO Tiger Association (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), rescheduled to the Air Base (BA) 11, based in Beja.
The organization belongs to Squadron 301-Jaguars, da BA 5, Monte Real, announcement that was made in May 2019, days after the crowning of the winners of this year's edition, which took place at the BA 118, I Mont-de-Marsn, on France.
Editing 2019 the “NTM†held in France, marked the return, 8 years later, 301 jaguars, the Squares, representing the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) and that won the Silver Tiger Trophy to the Portuguese. After nine days of competition the lusos military collected the Silver Tiger and also the Tiger Spirit Award (Tiger Spirit Award).
To have a real dimension of NTM, in 2019 at base Mont-de-Marsn, on France, attended, 24 stations, and 14 Participants in flights, 4 as observers, 2 as visitors and 4 as external participants, only the Portuguese squad were present 31 Military.
Teixeira Correia
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