![]() ![]() Spanish troops integrated within the 'letonia' Battlegroup take part in exercise 'Silver Arrow'. September 20 to 27 A Spanish sapper platoon teake part in exercise 'Eager Leopard' in Lithuania.A Spanish tactical subgroup take part in 'Iron Wolf' in Lithuania. Lieutenant Colonel Fernando Fuentesal García is the commander of the eFP X. Handover/Takeover (HOTO) of the Spanish contingent take place. Spain´s Prime Minister visits Spanish troops deployed to Lavia. July 20. Handover/Takeover (HOTO) of the Spanish contingent take place.January 13. Handover/Takeover (HOTO) of the Spanish contingent take place.It must also be pointed out the contribution of units that substantially improve fighting capacity of the Tactical Subgroup, such as the Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTCA) and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), named “Raven”. Moreover, other mechanized resources are also provided, such as the M-113 armoured personnel carrier, heavy mortars, engineering vehicle (VCZ) and the anti-tank guided missile Spike. This is the first time that our country has deployed this type of resource in a foreign mission. With the new military build-up, the additional capabilities contributed by our country will be a Field Artillery Unit, an Engineer Unit (Sappers and Support), and logistical support elements. The main resources provided by Spain are the “Leopardo 2E” battle tanks and the “Pizzaro” infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) and a Anti-Aircraft Defence Unit (UDAA) NASAMS. Spain has roughly 600 troops deployed in Latvia. Due to the situation created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Spain has decided to reinforce the contingent currently deployed in Latvia with an additional deploy of 250 servicemen. ![]() The Spanish contribution to NATO´s Battle Group in Latvia is visible in the troops that make up a Mechanised Tactical Subgroup, a Sappers Unit, different posts within the Battle Group´s Headquarter Command and the Latvian Brigade, as well as a national support element, which includes the Logistical Unit. Ministers also decided a number of tailored measures to increase NATO presence in the southeast of the Alliance on land, at sea and in the air with more multinational land training, combined joint enhanced training, more maritime activity and increased coordination. Contributions will be made on a voluntary, sustainable and rotational basis. Later on, Spain confirmed its contribution to the battle group in Latvia. 26, 2016, Allied defence ministers confirmed troop contributions to the four battalion-size battle groups: Albania, Italy, Poland and Slovenia will contribute to the Canadian-led battle group in Latvia Belgium, Croatia, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Norway will join the German-led battle group in Lithuania Denmark and France will contribute to the UK-led battle group in Estonia, and Romania and the United Kingdom will join the US-led battle group in Poland. Combined with the forces and capabilities required for rapid reinforcement by follow-on forces, these measures will enhance the security of all Allies and ensure protection of Alliance territory, populations, airspace and sea lines of communication, including across the Atlantic, against threats from wherever they arise.Īt their meeting on Oct. Together, these decisions are the biggest reinforcement of Alliance collective defence in a generation. Allies agreed at the Wales Summit in 2014 to implement the Readiness Action Plan (RAP) in order to respond swiftly to the fundamental changes in the security environment on NATO's borders and further afield.īuilding on the RAP, Allies took further decisions at the Warsaw Summit in 2016 to strengthen NATO’s deterrence and defence posture and to contribute to projecting stability and strengthening security outside of Alliance territory.
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