New air assets for EUNAVFOR MED operation Sophia
EUNAVFOR MED operation Sophiahas recently welcomed the Hellenic Air Force aircraft Erieye EMB-145H AEW&C 
[472 KB] and a Spanish Navy Helicopter AB-212.
The first one, based in the Hellenic Air Force Base of Elefsis in Greece, is an airborne Command and Control Platform with the capability of participation in air and surface operations while the AB-212 Helicopter, embarked on the Spanish frigate ESPS CANARIAS , has replaced the SH-60 Helicopter which joined EUNAVFOR MED together with the Spanish ship last October the 5th.
Today EUNAVFOR MED operation Sophia Task Force can count on 3 Helicopters, 2 Italian EH101 embarked on ITS GARIBALDI , and the Spanish AB-212 embarked on ESPS CANARIAS, the Greek aircraft Erieye EMB-145H AEW&C, based in Greece and 3 additional aircrafts based in Sigonella (Italy): the French FALCON 50 , the Luxemburg SW3 Merlin III and the Spanish P3 Orion .
