Maritime patrol in Spain (I)

Brief historical introduction

A P.3M aircraft from the 22nd Air Force Group of the 11th Wing is stationed at the Sigonella Base (Sicily) to participate in Dynamic Manta, the main anti-submarine exercise carried out by NATO in Mediterranean waters. Source - Air Force.

The importance of maritime patrol is beyond doubt. Especially for a country like Spain, with almost five thousand kilometers of coastline, an Exclusive Economic Zone of more than one million square kilometers. A nation located in a unique geographical position that allows us to control the Strait of Gibraltar. All, moreover, at a time when the countries around us are strengthening their navies and in a framework of competition between great powers in which submarine warfare has and will continue to play a fundamental role. Also at a time when problems such as illegal immigration, drug trafficking or even terrorism require means capable of recording any activity, no matter how irrelevant it may seem, on or under the surface of the sea.

E. Jarabo

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