ANNUAL BILATERAL AERO-NAVAL EXERCISE CANALE - 2010 EDITION

CANALE 2010, the bilateral Italo-Maltese aero-naval exercise, returns to Maltese waters and airspace this year, between Friday 11th June and Friday 18th June, 2010. The aim of CANALE 2010 is to promote co-operation and peace in the Mediterranean Region, with particular emphasis on strengthening the cooperation between the "5+5 Initiative" partners in the Mediterranean area. Exercise activities will focus on Maritime Search-and- Rescue (SAR) and Maritime Law Enforcement (MLE) combined operations.

This is the 17th annual edition of this exercise, which has this year been planned, organized and coordinated by the Armed Forces of Malta, involving naval and air units from other Mediterranean countries. Algeria, France, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, and Tunisia, as participating nations of the "5 + 5 Process", have been invited to participate in order to be integrated in all the exercise phases and its operational levels.

The exercise will take place in and around Maltese waters, and it has been organized into a number of distinct phases, each designed to exercise its participants in a number of different skills. All assigned tasks will focus towards soft security issues rather than more traditional war-fighting skills.

This year's exercise stated aim shall be achieved through improving cooperation and the operational capabilities of the participating air and naval forces.

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