The Air Force team responsible for organizing the NATO Tiger Meet 2025 met with some potential participants, Air Base No. 11, in Beja, the Unit exercise stage.
The Initial Planning Conference is an important milestone in ensuring the success of the exercise during the execution phase, aligning intentions and requirements among participants.
As Lidador NotÃcias revealed last day 22 of September, the 61st NATO Tiger Meet, which is made of 21 September and 3 October 2025, is one of the most important and prestigious exercises carried out in Europe, representing a unique opportunity for participants to test techniques, tactics and procedures in contested scenarios, requiring solutions across multiple domains. In the next year, the Portuguese Air Force hosts this exercise for the fifth time.
In Portugal, the first NTM took place in 1986, na BA6, no Montijo, the second in 1996, the third in 2002 and the fourth in 2021, these three taking place in BA11, in Beja.
Teixeira Correia
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