New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Every year in October the Spanish Air Force organises training for their fighter pilots, which is called Sirio when it is a national exercise or Ocean Sky when it is open for international participation. In 2025 it was again time for the international Ocean Sky edition, which resulted in an interesting overview of participating units. The USAFE 492 Fighter Squadron of RAF Lakenheath, UK, came with no less than 14 F-15E Strike Eagles to Gando AFB, the main fighter base at Gran Canaria. This unit has recently been mentioned to de-activate because of USA defence restructuring plans. The current plan indicates that the 492FS F-15's start to leave RAF Lakenheath during 2027.
Portugal and Greece were re-presented in OS with...