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.
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