The Turks are concerned about the presence of Rafale in Greece. For a few hours now, 4 French fighters have landed at the 114th Battle Wing at Tanagra Air Base as part of the bilateral Interdisciplinary Exercise "SKYROS 2021", which will be held from 02 to 04 February 2021.
The purpose of "SKYROS 2021" is the training of personnel in the execution of complex aeronautical operations, which will be conducted day and night throughout the range of the Athens FIR.
The Air Force (PA) will participate with Mirage 2000 and F-16 aircraft, the Navy (PN) with surface units, while the French Air Force with four RAFALE aircraft, two A400M Atlas transports and an A330 M air refueling aircraft.
The Turks talk about Greek-French military moves against Ankara in their articles! Their concern is intense, as at the same time they have lifted spy planes off the coast of Asia Minor after many days.
The French, however, have "spread" not only in the Ionian and Aegean, but also in the Cypriot EEZ.
The Ministry of Defense of Cyprus announced the conduct of an international Search-Rescue Exercise (E-D) under the name "CYFRA 01/21".
The exercise took place on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, in the sea area south of Cyprus, within the area of responsibility S-R of the Republic of Cyprus.
The exercise was attended by the French frigate "ACONIT", helicopter AW-139 of 460 Squadron S-R of the Air Command of GEEF, helicopter AW-139 of the Air Operations Unit of the Police, as well as specialized nurses of the MEDEVAC Special Forces.
The purpose of the exercise, which was coordinated by the Larnaca Search and Rescue Coordination Center, was to develop cooperation to deal with E-D incidents and emergencies that may arise in the S-R area of the Republic of Cyprus.
In short, the French declare they are "present" in the region.
