Russian threat! NATO Holds Largest Air Exercise | France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain

Pilots from France, Germany, Greece, Italy and Spain recently graduated from a flying course hosted by the Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP), often called “NATO’s Top Gun”. The Programme, hosted by Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain, holds advanced courses on air combat operations. Student aviators from across NATO are faced with scenarios modelled after the latest intelligence on threats and adversary capabilities. Working together, they must plan and execute a wide range of missions – anything from search and rescue to air defence suppression. The Programme gives NATO Allied air forces a chance to benefit from training comparable to that offered by the US Navy’s famous Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program, popularly referred to as “Top Gun”. TLP is run under a Memorandum of Understanding between 10 NATO Allies, including Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Footage includes shots of program aircraft parked at Los Llanos Air Base, taxiing, taking off and landing. "The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement." #MIRAGE #f16 #f18 #fighter #nato