Ongoing operations
The frigate F-85 ‘Navarra’ is tracking a Russian naval grouping in Spanish waters.
In the Mediterranean Sea
December 16, 2024
- The ‘Navarra’, during its Operation Presence, Surveillance and Deterrence , conducts maritime surveillance in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The frigate F-85 ‘Navarra’ has been monitoring the Russian ships, the frigate ‘Admiral Gorshkov’ and the replenishment ship ‘Yelnya’, which were sailing through Spanish waters on their transit from the Eastern Mediterranean.
This tracking activity of the Russian vessels is part of Operation Presence, Surveillance and Deterrence , and its main objective is to preserve national interests and carry out surveillance of vessels of strategic interest transiting our sovereign maritime areas.
The ‘Navarra’, part of the Maritime Operational Command and under the operational control of the Operations Command , began tracking the Russian units after locating them south of the Balearic Islands and monitored them during their passage through Spanish sovereign waters from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Atlantic, until they left the Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone on the border with Portugal. After fulfilling its task, the Spanish frigate transferred the responsibility for monitoring to a Portuguese Navy vessel.
Maritime Operations Command
The Maritime Operational Command is the body of the operational structure of the Armed Forces, subordinate to the Chief of Defence (JEMAD) responsible, at his level, for planning, conducting and monitoring permanent surveillance and security operations in maritime areas of sovereignty, responsibility and national interest. It is under the command of the Admiral of Maritime Action and is based in Cartagena.
Presence, Surveillance and Deterrence Operations
Presence, Surveillance and Deterrence Operations are an effective tool for maintaining surveillance of sovereign spaces, enabling early detection of threats and facilitating an immediate and viable response to a potential crisis.
The Land , Maritime , Air, Cyberspace and Space Operational Commands make up the Permanent Command structure. On a daily basis, there are some 3,000 Armed Forces personnel involved in these types of operations under the operational control of the Operations Command.
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