The air force exercises Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023 (ACE 2023) will be held in northern Europe from May 29 to June 9. According to TASS with reference to the Swedish Ministry of Defense, the organizers are Denmark, Norway, Sweden, as well as Finland, which is entrusted with the leadership of the exercises and responsibility for their conduct.
The exercises will involve about 120 aircraft, including tankers and control aircraft, as well as about 2.7 thousand personnel from 14 countries.
“The goal of ACE 2023 is for pilots from different countries and on different aircraft to train in large formations, where tactics and actions would be practiced in realistic threat conditions simulated by air defense systems. For Swedish units, this means increasing the operational effect through interaction with other [странами] in Sweden and nearby areas, ”the Swedish ministry said in a statement.
The aircraft involved in the exercises will take off from the airfields of Luleå (Sweden), Rovaniemi (Finland) and Erland (Norway). Belgium, Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Canada, Netherlands, Norway, USA, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland and Sweden will take part in ACE 2023. NATO will also join the exercise, which will send its AWACS reconnaissance and control aircraft.
The ACE exercise is being held for the sixth time as part of northern cooperation and the existing cross-border agreement.
Source: Rosbalt
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