{"id":53672,"date":"2023-11-04T23:10:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T22:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=53672"},"modified":"2024-11-04T00:07:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T23:07:42","slug":"a-splendid-video-of-spanish-eurofighters-and-ef-18-during-the-ocean-sky-23-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/11\/04\/a-splendid-video-of-spanish-eurofighters-and-ef-18-during-the-ocean-sky-23-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"A splendid video of Spanish Eurofighters and EF-18 during the Ocean Sky 23 exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"

From October 16 to 27, the Spanish airspace of the Canary Islands hosted an important international air force exercise.<\/p>\n

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This exercise, called Ocean Sky 23, is \"the largest air combat exercise organized by the Air and Space Army. 800 people, 42 combat aircraft<\/strong>, 3 in-flight refueling, a maritime surveillance plane and 2 rescue helicopters train air-to-air combat tactics over the Atlantic Ocean,\"<\/em> according to points<\/a> the Spanish Air Force. In the exercise, two sides, red and blue, disputed the airspace<\/strong>\"in missions that involve 30 combat aircraft and the 3 tankers that participate in the exercise, flying from simultaneously.\"<\/em><\/p>\n

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EF-18M and Spanish Eurofighters on the platform of the Gando Air Base, in Gran Canaria, during this exercise (Photo: Ministerio de Defensa<\/a>).<\/div>\n

Spanish Eurofighter and EF-18 fighter jets entered into simulated combat with F-16 fighters from Portugal, Greece and Turkey<\/strong>, \"allowing pilots to take advantage of the characteristics of each model. This is what is known as dissimilar air combat, that is, between different fighter models<\/strong>, with different characteristics,\"<\/em> the Spanish Air Force says.<\/p>\n

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F-16 of the Greek Air Force at Gando Air Base during this exercise (Photo: Ala 46<\/a>).<\/div>\n

France and Italy also participated in this exercise with two tanker aircraft:<\/strong> an Airbus A-330MRTT of the Arm\u00e9e de l'Air and a Boeing KC-767 of the Aeronautica Militare. The Air Force contributed 11 Eurofighters from the 11th and 14th Wings and 19 F-18s from the 12th, 15th and 46th Wings<\/strong> in addition to an Airbus A400M tanker aircraft from the 31st Wing, a CN maritime patrol aircraft -235 VIGMA and 2 Super Puma helicopters from the 82 SAR Group.<\/p>\n

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Two Spanish EF-18Ms refueling in flight during the exercise (Photo: Ministerio de Defensa<\/a>).<\/div>\n

As is usual in these events, some spotters (as photographers specializing in airplanes are called in aeronautical slang) had the opportunity to take photos and record videos from the Spanish A400M<\/strong>. A formidable opportunity to see fighter jets and tankers in flight.<\/p>\n

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The spotters on the rear ramp of an Air Force A400M Atlas during this exercise (Photo: Ej\u00e9rcito del Aire<\/a>).<\/div>\n

Yesterday, Miguel \u00c1ngel Ram\u00edrez (Miketheavgeek)<\/a> published an excellent video yesterday recorded from the Spanish A400M<\/strong>showing Spanish EF-18s and Eurofighters during a refueling operation. In the video we see the French A-330MRTT and the Italian Boeing KC-767, as well as the hold of the Spanish A400M:<\/p>\n