Two Aircraft of the Romanian Air Force, type C-27 J SPartan and C-130 Hercules, together with 30 military personnel - pilots, flight personnel and auxiliary personnel, participate in intervention missions in Slovenia, a country seriously affected by fires during this period , and you can find more details below.
As a result of a decision issued this morning by the National Committee for Emergency Situations, two C-27 J Spartan aircraft, configured for firefighting, as well as a C-130 Hercules aircraft, for logistical support, from the Romanian Air Force are prepared to act in support of the intervention forces in the Republic of Slovenia, a country affected by the forest fires manifested in recent days.
The aircraft of the Romanian Air Force are served by approximately 30 military personnel - pilots, flight personnel and auxiliary personnel.
Considering the serious situation that several countries in Europe are going through, affected by serious fires, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, through the Department for Emergency Situations, as the national contact point, notified the European partners about the availability of support from Romania, and through the informational portal dedicated to CECIS (Common Emergency Communication and Information System) of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, the need for the intervention of the forces and means provided by our country was specified.
It is the third international mission of this type for Romanian Air Force aircraft, the first taking place in July 2018, in Greece, and the second in August 2021, in North Macedonia.
The C-27 J Spartan aircraft, configured for firefighting, which can carry 6.000 liters of water (six containers) per pass, have also acted, since 2017, to extinguish several forest fires in our country – in Mehedinți, Alba, Hunedoara and Buzău counties.
