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Thursday, July 06, 2006

NATO airborne early warning prepares for final football World Cup anti-terrorism protection flight


The FIFA 2006 World Cup football championship is one of the most heavily-protected sports events in the world. German cities hosting games have seen a huge influx of police for crowd control, international cooperation to prvent known soccer holligans from attending games and the use of NATO's Airborne Early Warning and Control Force (NAEW&C Force).

The Boeing E3-A and E-3D surveillance aircraft are being used to prevent possible terrorist attempts during the tournament. The E3, a modified 707, is used by NATO forces for surveillance. One E3-A operating at 30,000ft (900m) can identify the movements of aircraft at all altitudes within a range of 200nm (360km).

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