Operation “Poseidon” began this Monday
Operation “Poseidon” 2023 began yesterday (17), aboard the Multipurpose Airship “Atlântico”, which brings together pilots and aircraft from the Brazilian Navy, the Brazilian Army, and the Brazilian Air Force in a landing and takeoff qualification exercise during navigation at sea.
In the same way that occurs among the most modern Navies in the world, interoperability among the Forces is the objective of the Operation, which counts with the participation of Frigate “União” and about 1,200 military personnel.
For three days, operational exercises will take place in the maritime area between the cities of Rio de Janeiro and Cabo Frio (RJ).
Multipurpose Aircraft Ship “Atlantic” – A140
The Ship, currently the Captain of the Brazilian Fleet, is designed for the tasks of maritime area control, projection of power over land, sea and air. It is also suitable for missions of humanitarian character, aid to victims of natural disasters, evacuation of personnel and in peacekeeping operations.It was held on June 29, 2018, at Her Majesty’s Naval Base in Devonport, in the city of Plymouth – UK, the Armament Show, initiating the singradition of the Ship, in the Brazilian Navy.
The NAM “Atlantic”, HMS “Ocean”, in the British Royal Navy, was built in the mid-1990s by Kvaerner Govan and VSEL in Barrow-in-Furness. Commissioned in September 1998, it operated from Devonport Naval Base in Plymouth.
Its service history includes naval operations in support of humanitarian actions in Kosovo and Central America. In 2000, it took part in Operation Palliser in Sierra Leone. Soon after, he operated in the Middle East, in the combat group of HMS Illustrious in the Iraq War.
In 2009, he was deployed to Asia, again in naval operations and support to humanitarian actions. In 2011, he participated in Operation Unified Protector in Libya. The following year, he returned to England for retirement and subsequently participated in naval operations, under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In 2017, he participated in Operation Ruman, through naval operations in support of humanitarian actions in the Caribbean islands affected by Hurricane Irma.
The name Atlantic refers to the saga of the Great Navigations, which provided, among other notable achievements of the Sagres School, the discovery of Brazil. Additionally, it attests to the relevance of this oceanic space in shaping the Brazilian nation, in all periods of its history.