EU NAVFOR Luxemburg aircraft reaches 2,500 flight hours milestone
June 20, 2011 - 14:30
The main tasks of the aircraft are to perform Surface Search and Scan to locate designated or suspected pirate vessels, mother ships and skiffs and to help build the Recognized Maritime Picture (RMP). The Fairchild aircraft, equipped with a comprehensive suite of sensors and inherent flexibility and speed has also been used to assist vessels under pirate attack in coordination with other assets, such as EU NAVFOR helicopters and warships.
EUNAVFOR Somalia – Operation ATALANTA’s main tasks are to escort merchant vessels carrying humanitarian aid of the World Food Program (WFP) and vessels of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Additionally, EUNAVFOR also protects vulnerable vessels in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, deters and disrupts piracy and monitors fishing activity off the coast of Somalia.
Latest News
-
EU NAVFOR ATALANTA MONTHLY BULLETIN
-
GERMANY REDEPLOYS ITS CONTINGENT IN DJIBOUTI
-
EU NAVFOR Somalia CTF-465 conducts integration activities off the Coast of Somalia for the new 37th rotation to settle in
Press releases
-
Force Commander EU NAVFOR Somalia meets with his CMF counterpart to coordinate and de-conflict after approval on new Operation Atalanta mandate
-
Operation ATALANTA´s new mandate enters into force on 1st of January 2021. New tasks will reinforce the EU NAVFOR’s counter-piracy core responsibilities.
-
EU NAVFOR ATALANTA PROVIDES SUPPORT TO UNODC YEMEN COAST GUARD REGENERATION STRATEGY