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PRINCIPAIS AVIÕES DE CAÇA UTILISADOS SOBRE A NO-FLY ZONE (FORA EUA)

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Bélgica 6 F-16AM DCA, BAI Kleine Brogel Araxos, Grecia 21/03

Canada 7 CF-18 DCA, BAI Bagotville Trapani, Itália 21/03

Catar 6 Mirage 200-5 DCA Doha Suda Bay, Grecia 01/04

Dinamarca 6 F-16AM DCA, BAI Skrydstrup Sigonella, Itália 20/03

EAU 6 F-16E/F DCA, BAI Al Dhafra Decimomannu, Itália 01/04 6 Mirage 2000-9 DCA,BAI Al Dhafra Decimomannu, Itália 01/04

Espanha 4 SF-18 DCA, BAI Torrejon Decimomannu, Itália 21/03

França 8 Rafale C/B DCA, BAI BA 113 BA 126/BA 113 19/03 2 Rafale C Reco BA 113 BA 113 19/03 8 Mirage 2000D BAI BA 133 BA 126/BA 133 19/03 6 Mirage F1CR BAI, Reco BA 112 BA 126 14/03 4 Mirage 2000-5 DCA BA 102 Suda Bay, Grecia 29/03 8 Rafale M Reco, BAI GAE FS Charles-de-Gaulle 22/03 9 Super-Étendard BAI, AAR GAE FS Charles-de-Gaulle 22/03

Holanda 6 F-16AM BAI, DCA Volkel Decimomannu, Itália 27/03

Itália 4 Tornado ECR SEAD Piacenza Trapani, Itália 25/03 4 F-16A DCA Trapani Trapani, Itália 25/03 8 AV-8B BAI GAI FS Garibaldi 25/03

Noruega 6 F-16AM DCA, BAI Bodø Suda Bay, Grecia 27/03

Reino Unido 4 Tornado GR.4 BAI Marham RAF Marham, UK 19/03 4 Typhoon F.1 DCA Coningsby Gioia del Colle, Itália 20/03

Suécia 8 Gripen DCA Ronneby Sigonella, Itália 06/04

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Norwegian fghters jumped in the pool later. Meanwhile the frst Arab elements of the coalition started their operation on 28 March during a common French-Qatari Mirage 2000-5 combat air patrol over the Libyan No-Fly Zone. This highly political move came in the wake of the formal recognition by France, Qatar, the UAE and Jordan of the new Libyan National Transition Council as the sole legitimate representative of the Libyan people from now on. Since then, Italy

also has taken steps to give the NTC formal international recognition The Qatar Air Force is providing a complement of 6 Mirage 2000-5 interceptors supported by two C-17 ready to bring humanitarian help to Benghazi. The Qatari Mirages are part of a common fghter pool of Mirage 2000-5 jets set up with the French Air Force at Souda Bay in Crete. However, as the Qatari Mirages were not purchased with a refuelling probe, they can only

accomplish short duration defence counter-air (DCA) sorties with their Mica and Magic II missiles. In parallel, the United Arab Emirate Air Force is entering the fray with a detachment of six Mirage 2000-9 and six F-16F Desert Falcon fghters. Qatar and the UAE are the two frst Arab countries to join the UN-backed coalition, while Jordan’s vague desire to collaborate never went forward.

Operation “Unifed Protector”

While the US presence allowed the coalition a good start, it did not go beyond 5 April when the US fghter force ofcially left the theatre to others, operation “Odyssey Dawn” now leaving way to operation “Unifed Protector”. Some 200 aircraft participated in the UN-backed operations over Libya at the peak of the No-Fly Zone actions. Half of them being US, with France providing 25% of the total air combat force. After the US pull-out, Paris is becoming the principal actor in support of the UN Resolution 1973, with roughly half of the air assets. But additional help came from Scandinavia. On 6 April, Sweden launched its frst Gripen from Italian soil

—— 20 March 2011, a USAF B-2 taxies for take-off at Whiteman AFB, before a 20-hour long flight mission to and from Libya! © USAF

— 20 March 2011, a French Rafale B from squadron EC 1/91 armed with six Mica missiles on patrol over Libya. © EMACOM

‘ A Qatar Air Force Mirage 2000-5. Six such fighters are deployed with similar fighters in Suda Bay, Crete. © UAE AF

PRINCIPAIS AVIÕES DE CAÇA UTILISADOS SOBRE A NO-FLY ZONE (FORA EUA)

PAIS # TIPO PAPEL ORIGEM DESLOCADO DESDE