4 ships – the regatta “Almirante Juan De Borbon” F102 (Spain), “Luigi Rizzo” F595 (Italy), the logistics provide army ships “Cantabria” A15 (Spain) and “Bonn” A1413 (Germany) – arrived on Sunday and can be there till Wednesday .
The commander of the unit, rear admiral Joaquin Ruiz Escagedo, met with the commander of the Naval Forces, sea captain Giedris Premeneckas and the mayor of Klaipėda, Arvydas Vaitkums.
“The go to of the NATO ships emphasizes the robust relations between Lithuania and NATO and the essential position of the Lithuanian forces within the Alliance,” states the assertion of the military.
These ships at the moment are on obligation as a part of NATO’s Standing Prepared Fight Ship Group 1 and are deployed within the Baltic Sea to make sure the solidarity and dedication of the Allies to collective protection.
The formation is led by the 146-meter-long Spanish frigate Almirante Juan De Borbon. This ship is a frigate of the brand new F-100 class, which entered service within the Royal Spanish Navy in 2003. It’s armed with missiles of varied modifications primarily based on air protection missiles, in addition to anti-ship torpedoes, anti-ship artillery weapons, SH-60B LAMPS III “Seahawk” helicopter. The principle function of the frigate is air protection.
NATO has a complete of 4 everlasting sea group ship formations.
Such a gaggle additionally visited Klaipėda final 12 months in December.
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2024-06-11 07:28:50
