The Portuguese Air Force (FAP) vai make, Air Base No. 11, in Beja, from tomorrow until the next day 10 March, the multinational and multidisciplinary exercise Real Thaw 2023 (RT23).
In this year's edition, Portuguese military forces will participate, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Denmark, U.S, Netherlands, Poland, NATO forces and, yet, navy and army forces, as revealed by the FAP in a statement.
The Air Force explains that the RT23 allows “assess and certify operational capabilities” Air Force, Navy, Army, and participating countries, “preparing them to act in joint and combined operations, enhancing interoperability between all, namely to guarantee the preparation of the Deployed National Forces at the service of the UN and NATO”.
“RT23 offers participants a unique opportunity to plan and execute missions, with the aim of integrating and synchronizing different domains”, but.
The missions will take place “in specific locations having been planned in order to have the minimum impact on the environment and the population”.
