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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Somalia: German Maritime Patrol Aircraft Arrives in Area of Operations

P-3C OrionOn 25 September, EU NAVFOR welcomed a German Maritime Patrol Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) which will operate off the Horn of Africa.

Based in Djibouti, the Lockheed Martin P-3C 'ORION', will add to the mission's capabilities until December. In a letter to the detachment, the Force Commander, Rear Admiral Thomas Jugel, welcomed the soldiers: "Let me heartily welcome the German P-3C ORION Detachment and all its men and women in Operation ATALANTA. Let's work together!"

The operational area off the Horn of Africa is as large as Europe. The 'ORION', as a "flying eye", is fitted with modern sensor technology.

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