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Oct 6 2024

Exercise Ramstein Flag 2024 - the Hellenic contribution

RAMSTEIN, Germany - The first NATO Flag exercise is taking place in Greece in the first half of October 2024. Besides hosting it, the Hellenic Air Force are making vital contributions to this cutting-edge multi-domain live-fly exercise.

"We are proud of hosting NATO's first Flag exercise in Greece demonstrating our commitment to enabling a successful execution of Ramstein Flag 24 with over 110 aircraft from twelve NATO Allies," said Brigadier General Matthaios Kanoupakis, Hellenic Air Force exercise director for Ramstein Flag 24.


During exercise Ramstein Flag, 50 fighter aircraft from eight NATO Allies are taking off from Andravida Air Base on daily basis. The Hellenic base personnel ensure safe flightline operations, manage ramp space and accommodate the exercise control and operaitonal staff. Photo by Arnaud Chamberlin.

The Hellenic Air Force also hosts NATO E-3A and French E-3F AWACS, as well as a Canadian CC-150 Air Refueling aircraft at Preveza Air Base. These aircraft provide critical airborne control of integrated fighter missions and enable extended fighter operations.  Photo by Andrew Sarwer.

Exercise Ramstein Flag 24 is featuring simulated threats from simulated opposing air assets, such as Hellenic PATRIOT systems and Hellenic Navy vessels to ensure an integrated approach to provide a realistic advanced scenario. Photo courtesy Hellenic Air Force.

A Hellenic Air Force Rafale twoship during a training mission; in an average wave conducted twice a day during exercise Ramstein Flag, more than 60 aircraft are launched to train their skills against most credible and challenging threats. Photo by Dimitrios Dimitrakopoulos.
While 50 fighter aircraft from eight NATO Allies are taking off from Andravida Air Base on daily basis, the Hellenic Air Force also hosts NATO E-3A and French E-3F AWACS, as well as a Canadian CC-150 Air Refueling aircraft at Preveza and a British Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance aircraft at Souda Bay on Crete.

"In an effort of making Ramstein Flag even more relevant and challenging, we are also providing the Red i.e. adversary force with more than 30 fighter jets out of our bases across the country,"added General Kanoupakis.

Building on the experience of the annual Hellenic Air Force international exercise "Iniochos", RAFL-24 has adopted a similar concept, featuring simulated threats from opposing air assets, complemented by Hellenic PATRIOT, HAWK and ARROW ground-based air defence systems and Hellenic Navy vessels.

This integrated approach is essential to provide a realistic advanced scenario in which Allies can come together to show how they would fight and win to keep Europe stable and safe.

In an average wave conducted twice a day during Ramstein Flag, more than 60 aircraft are launched to exercise against most credible and challenging threats. Controlled by a mixed Hellenic Air Force and NATO exercise control staff, the flying manoeuvres enable and train the vital capabilities NATO Air Force provide in concert with their sister domains.

Ramstein Flag is about developing capability and capacity across the force, demonstrating NATO can do what they will have to be able to do, and Greece is contributing their important share to this goal.

Story by Allied Air Command Public Affairs Office

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