The first EAG Connectivity Forum was hosted in the École Royale Militaire, in Brussels, on 26 and 27 January 2023. The objectives set for this first forum were to analyse two projects approved by the EAG Working Group: these were to discuss a Tactical Data Link (TDL) presence in the next VOLCANEX CIS 2023, and to…
On 31 January and 01 February 2023, the European Air Group (EAG) had the pleasure of hosting the second Air Warfare Centre Symposium. Subject Matter Experts from all seven EAG Air Warfare Centres and Air Force Headquarters, as well as distinguished guests from the Tactical Leadership Program (TLP) and USAFE-AFAFRICA, met at RAF High Wycombe…
At a meeting of the Movement Coordination Centre Europe (MCCE), held in Slovenia, a Letter of Cooperation was signed between the Deputy Director of the EAG, Général de Brigade Aérienne Xavier Foissey, and the Director MCCE, Colonel Gioacchino Cassarà. The Letter of Agreement seeks to ensure cooperation between the 2 organizations in the fields of Air…
Image taken during the 1st AWC Symposium. RAF High Wycombe, 23-24 March 2022. On 31 January and 1 February 2023, the European Air Group will host an Air Warfare Centre (AWC) Symposium for the second year in a row. Officers from the seven EAG nations, Tactical Leadership Program (TLP) and the USAFE-AFAFRICA Warfare Center are…
Last November the first meeting of the Cargo Helicopter Interoperability Project (CHIP) was hosted by the EAG at RAF High Wycombe and RAF Odiham. In the first meeting Training opportunities in Europe were discussed and exchanged and a tour of RAF Odiham was done. Special attention was given to a rear crew training simulator which…
On 29 and 30 November, the second ETIP Permanent Forum Meeting of 2022 was hosted by the Spanish Air and Space Force at Albacete Air Base. Representatives from all four nations involved in the EAG project (Germany, Spain, Italy, and Great Britain) attended. Main image is of the members of the ETIP PF Meeting 2022-2.…
As we start to return to work in 2023, the staff of the EAG would like to wish all of our partners a Bonne Année; Gelukkig Nieuwjaar; Frohes neues Jahr; Buon Anno; Feliz año nuevo; gott nytt år; godt nytt år; a Happy New Year. We look forward to further improving the interoperability between our…
Today saw a further step in European military cooperation and interoperability with the signing of a formal letter of agreement by Mario Blokken, Director FINABEL, and Brigadier General Xavier Foissey, Deputy Director of the EAG, whereby the two organizations agreed on future cooperation. Combining knowledge and experience from both the land and air component will realise…
The European Air Group’s (EAG) VOLCANEX FP C2 CPX series is a well-established exercise series within the EAG Force Protection (FP) community. Through the excise’s overarching aim, to train junior FP officers and NCOs in functions in a multinational Air FP Command Post on the basis of internationally agreed EAG and NATO documents, especially the EAG’s…
The EAG’s motto is “improving capability through interoperability”. With this in mind, the EAG completed the two-week long VOLCANEX CIS 22 Exercise with partner nations at Borgo Piave, home of the Italian 4th Brigade de Telecomunicazione on 12 – 23 September 2022. During the training exercise, Belgium, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain and the UK…