The Navy will organize until this Friday, October 29th, the exercise SEABORDER21, to take place in the areas south of Portimão, and which will have eight ships and two maritime surveillance aircraft, with around 400 soldiers belonging to the countries. of the 5+5 Defense Initiative.
The SEABORDER21 exercise aims to "train techniques, tactics and procedures of maritime security operations for the exercise of State authority at sea, as well as strengthening cooperation between the Armed Forces of the 10 participating countries", begins by saying the Navy.
Portugal will participate through an Ocean Patrol Vessel and two Navy Rapid Surveillance Speedboats and a Portuguese Air Force maritime patrol aircraft.
SEABORDER21 also reinforces "the cooperation between the Armed Forces of the ten countries", namely, "the strengthening of information sharing between the Maritime Operations Centers and the operational use of ships, aircraft and unmanned vehicles in combating illicit activities at sea », explains.
The 5+5 Defense Initiative, established in 2004, integrates the five countries of the North and the five countries of the South bank of the Western Mediterranean Sea, such as Algeria, Spain, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal and Tunisia , and aims to «contribute to the maintenance and promotion of trust, collaboration and mutual cooperation between defense structures», concludes the Navy.
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