The multinational exercise “MEDUSA-15/2026”, which began September 10 in the sea area of Crete, with the participation of aeronautical assets and Special Operations Units from Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, France and Italy, was concluded on Friday 18 of September.
According to a press release by the National Guard, Cyprus participated in the exercise with the High Seas Ship “IOANNIDIS” of the Naval Command, an AW-139 helicopter of the Air Command and a Special Operations Team of the Underwater Disaster Unit.
The final phase of the exercise was conducted on Friday and was monitored aboard the Greek Navy Frigate “PSARA” by Chief of the National Guard, Lieutenant General Emmanuel Theodorou, Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, General Dimitrios Houpis and Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Ahmed Fathy Ibrahim Khalifa.
During the exercise, operational scenarios were executed, which included, among others, combined landing action, as well as simulated air attacks by attack helicopters and fighter aircraft.
According to the press release, the objective of the “MEDUSA” exercise is to upgrade interoperability and cooperation between the Armed Forces of the participating countries, at an operational and tactical level.