Search This Blog

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

NATO flagship executes multi-threat live firing scenario successfully

[HNLMS De Ruyter]HNLMS De Ruyter recently tested her capabilities in a training scenario which offered similarities with the threats warships have to be prepared to deal with in the current security climate - a mix of low and high spectrum violence.

In the early morning of March 7, HNLMS De Ruyter arrived in a patrol box north of Crete, Greece.

As part of the scenario the ship had been provided with complex intelligence indicating that an illegal consignment of weapons would be protected by two fighters equipped with air to surface missiles.

Read more

om

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Fair Use Notice

This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner.

The material is being made available in an effort to advance understanding arms trade activities, for non-profit research and educational purposes only.

I believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.

If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

This is a completely non-commercial site for private personal use. No fee is charged, and no money is made off of the operation of this site.