20 th April 2020 - EU NAVFOR Somalia Operation ATALANTA units have few opportunities to collaborate with ships of other navies and Combined Task Forces (CTF) at sea.
The AVPD (Autonomous Vessel Protection Detachment) is an important asset to directly protect the World Food Program (WFP) and vulnerable vessels in the Horn of Africa.
Apr 22, 2020
Lieutenant Julio Torralba from the Spanish Navy has been deployed with ESPS Numancia for the past month and has been the link between operation Atalanta and the merchant community in its transit across the Western Indian Ocean Region.
Apr 16, 2020
Germany and Spain have been contributing to Operation ATALANTA since the beginning in 2008. Maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircrafts (MPRA) provide naval assets with a variety of capabilities making EU NAVFOR Somalia resilient and agile.
Apr 02, 2020