TIRANA, May 26 /ATA/ – Astral Knight 23, a NATO exercise taking place in the Albanian air space as part of the U.S. European Command-led large scale, multi-national, joint exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between U.S. and NATO allies and partners.
The Minister of Defence Niko Peleshi took to the social media to share images of the ongoing military exercise in the Albanian territory.
“This is one of the three exercises our country is hosting in the framework of Defender Europe 23 and brings together air defence units from the United States of America and Europe. The exercise is designed to enhance interoperability and standardize operational procedures with the allied forces,” Defence Minister said.
Albania is for the second time one of the hosts of the “Defender Europe 2023”, the largest-scale military exercise in Europe, taking place in Albania from 22 May to 9 June.
The multi-national, joint exercise includes nearly 17,000 multi-national service members from more than 20 allied and partner nations.
Albania will host “Immediate Response-23”, “Saber Guardian-23” and “Astral Knight-23 exercises, with 700 Albanian service members participating in the drills.
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