The meeting took place in Rotterdam on May 24, under the auspices of the Royal Netherlands Air Force
In the context of the first ones lesson identified as a result of the deployment of air units of the NATO on the eastern flank of Europe, in response to the Russian threat, the European Air Group Steering Group, The meeting, composed of the Chiefs of Staff or their Air Force representatives from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom, took place in Rotterdam (NLD) on May 24th of this year.
Lo Steering Group It is the highest management body of the EAG and meets annually to establish guidelines for the Group. This meeting was organized and chaired by Lt. Gen. André Steur, Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force and current Director of European Air Group.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the current state and future development of Projects of the EAG.
Among the topics discussed, in particular, the Ground-Based Air Defence (GBAD), diploclearance for Fast jet and surveillance aircraft, if any lesson identified from the recent Nordic Air Cooperation Agreement, The future of Air Power, opportunities for multinational training and, last but not least, an overview of the 25 years of EAG that have passed.
The results of this meeting will then inform the work on the ground carried out by the EAG’s permanent staff (RAF, High Wycombe UK) who are national specialists.
Five of the nations have also signed a Letter of Intent on cooperation in the area of Tactical Data Link. The other nations should ratify the document in the near future, with the hope that this will pave the way for other NATO nations to participate in the project as well.
