Servicemen from five countries to attend multinational exercise Air Bastion

13:32 | 25.05.2023 Category: Social

Chisinau, May 25. /MOLDPRES/- The National Army will conduct on May 25- June 2 the combined international air defense exercise Air Bastion-2023 to ensure security measures during the second Summit of the European Political Community.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the exercise will take place at the training centers of the National Army and in the adjacent regions and will bring together over 200 Moldovan, French, British, Romanian and American soldiers.

Its purpose is to train the air defense subunits of the National Army and increase the degree of interoperability between the partner countries participating in the exercise. Also, the servicemen will ensure anti-aircraft protection of the objectives designated within the EPC.

The Ministry of Defense announces that the military equipment of the National Army, as well as that of the French, Romanian and British armies, will be involved in the training.

The Ministry said that the military transport units will enter our country between May 25-27, through the Leușeni crossing point. The technical units will move along the route Leușeni - Chisinau - Bulboaca Military Training Base, being escorted by the military traffic police.

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