Finnish Air Force to Participate in Ramstein Alloy 2018-3

Finnish Air Force will participate in NATO’s Ramstein Alloy 2018-3 training event from 25 to 27 September with two F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighters.

The aim of the Ramstein Alloy events is to develop the cooperation of NATO and Partnership for Peace nation air forces operating in the Baltic area. During Ramstein Alloy 2018-3, Finnish F/A-18s operate from Rissala Air Base in Finland. The aircraft will visit Ämari Air Base in Estonia briefly in between the training missions.

In addition to two Finnish F/A-18s, aircraft from Sweden, Belgium, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and the Netherlands, as well as a NATO AWACS plane, participate in the training event.

Finnish Air Force has taken part in Ramstein Alloy training events, originally known as Baltic Region Training Events (BRTE), since 2008. Ramstein Alloy 2018-3 is the third and final such training event in 2018. The previous one took place in June 2018.