The EU Council has extended EUNAVFOR MED IRINI mandate through March 2029, adding new tasks to monitor Russian shadow fleets and safeguard critical undersea infrastructure (CUI).
The Italian Navy’s PPA ITS Thaon di Revel has boarded the EU-sanctioned Shadow Fleet tanker Toa Payoh in the central Mediterranean during an Operation EUNAVFOR
The French Air Force deployed an MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for maritime surveillance tasks as part of the European operation Irini – whose mission is to enforce the arms embargo on Libya – on June 5, 2021.
On Saturday, June 12, 2021, the submarine “U 35”, which belongs to the 1st Submarine Squadron, left its home port of Eckernförde and headed for the Mediterranean to take part in the EU operation “Irini”.
The German Navy (Deutsche Marine) F124 Sachsen-class frigate “Hamburg” set sails today to take part in the European Union’s EUNAVFOR MED IRINI operation in the Mediterranean Sea.
HS Spetsai, a frigate of the Greek Navy, sets sail with Operation EUNAVFOR MED Irini.
The Hellenic Navy (Πολεμικό Ναυτικό) frigate “Hydra” set sails from the Salamis Naval Base on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 to take part in the European Union’s EUNAVFOR MED IRINI operation in the Mediterranean Sea.
The Bundestag (German Parlament) approved the deployment of the Bundeswehr in the crisis management operation EUNAVFOR MED (European Union Naval Force – Mediterranean) “Irini” in the Mediterranean on May 7, 2020.
