Portugal hosted HOT BLADE 12 multinational helicopter exercise, from 9 to 19 July 2012, based at Ovar Military Airfield, near Porto, Portugal. Delivered by the Portuguese Air Force and supported by Luxembourg, HOT BLADE 2012 is part of the European Defence Agency's Helicopter Training Program. 3000 military and 36 helicopters from Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, and Netherlands participated in the exercise, with Sweden and United Kingdom sending observers.
This video was produced by the Portuguese Air Force for the European Defence Agency.
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