eagle eye
Hawk missile battery. Photo: Emad
The Canary Islands will be the scene between 19 and 23 April of the air defense exercise eagle eye, In which more than 2,000 soldiers from the Army, el Air Force and the Navy. Among the media that will be deployed are six fighters Eurofighter, Missile batteries Mistral, Nasams i Falcon and the frigate Alvaro de Bazan.
The exercise is led Aerospace Operational Command (MOA), under model operational control Operations Command (MOPS), And is part of the permanent operations of the Armed Forces.
the eagle eye is an activity that takes place periodically in different areas of the peninsula and archipelagos in order to enhance the defense of the airspace of sovereignty and national interest, recalls the Defense General Staff.
“During these days, Canarian citizens must perceive the active presence of operational command personnel in their land, sea and airspace, which will include overflights of military aircraft,” he explains.
Be the Eurofighter
Six airplanes will take part on the part of the Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon from’ Wing 11 and the Headquarters of the Aerospace Surveillance and Control System (Jsvica), With a total of 1,560 military involved.
Within the units of the Jsvica, they are in the Canary Islands the Alert and Control Group (Grualercon) and the Air Surveillance Squadrons (EVA) 21 i 22. In addition, from the base of Torrejón de Ardoz, the Space Surveillance Operations Center (COVE) will be responsible for providing space support services to operations.
Missile batteries
With regard to the Army, the forces involved must include the integration of an Air Defense Unit (UDAA) of the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Command (MAAA) led by GAAA Group I / 73 based in Cartagena (Murcia), responsible for expanding surveillance and security by increasing the radar coverage of the command and control system. GAAA I / 73 constitutes the command and control core and the logistics core of the operating organization.
In turn, the core of fire consists of different weapon systems, Mistral from’ Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment 71 (Fuencarral-Madrid), Nasams of the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiments 73 (Cartagena) i 94 (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) i Falcon from’ Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment 74 (Seville).
Likewise, the Transmissions Unit of the Anti-Aircraft Artillery Command will ensure the link and integration of the UDAA to the Command and Control System (SMC). In addition, an infantry company belonging to the Soria Regiment 9 (Fuerteventura), will develop security tasks in the deployment in support of the UDAA MOA.
Alvaro de Bazan
For its part, the Navy will bring the frigate Alvaro de Bazan, Integrated into the 31st Surface Squadron and based on the military arsenal of Ferrol. This is a type frigate F-100, Specially designed for air defense, the main missions at present include, among others, the escort of units of the fleet and the air defense of its area of influence, very remarkable thanks to its multifunction radar 1-D SPY.
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