Armée de La Barbade / Barbados Defence Force ( BDF )

HMBS Trident ( P01 ) à Rotterdam en 2009. Ce petit patrouilleur de 240T a été construit en 2008 et livré en 2009 aux CG de la Barbade, le corps naval de la BDF. Il a remplacé le patrouilleur veillissant HMBS Trident P01.

Une 2° unité est en service ... Leonard C. Banfield ( P-02 ) ... le voilà à Bridgetown :

L'ex-HMBS Trident ( P-01 ) à du HMBS Trident ( P-01 ), HMBS Rudyard Lewis ( P-02 ) et le nouveau HMBS Leonard Banfield ( P-03 )

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Antigua & Barbuda's Air Wing receives 2nd aircraft


In the second year of its existence, the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) Air Wing has received its second aircraft.

Antigua and Barbuda is a small twin island nation in the Caribbean and one of the founding members of the Regional Security System (RSS), which consists of seven independent Eastern Caribbean States.

The Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) is tasked with internal en external security and consists of a land branch (the regiment) and a maritime branch (the coast guard).

Late February 2022, the first aircraft for the embryonic aviation branch was revealed at its home base St.John's - V.C. Bird International Airport.

Now, in its second year of operations, the Air Wing has received a second aircraft, a Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain. The aircraft has received serial ABDF-A2, generally being referred to as Alpha II.




Antigua ABDF Air Wing patch 320The aircraft will, together with sistership BN-2 Islander Alpha I, be tasked with medical evacuation, troop transport, disaster relief and search and rescue operations. Moreover, the aircraft of the air wing are offered to the other nations that are part of the Regional Security System (RSS).

Credit photo: Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force


https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/antigua-barbuda-s-air-wing-receives-2nd-aircraft

#FAA | Du 25/11 au 3/12, le 33e Régiment d’Infanterie de Marine s’est entraîné avec les forces armées d’Antigua-et-Barbuda.

Ce partage des savoir-faire augmente la compréhension mutuelle et renforce les liens régionaux. pic.twitter.com/hQdgp2oBNa

— Armée française - Opérations militaires (@EtatMajorFR) December 21, 2023

Attention.. Antigua-et-Barbuda ça n'est pas la Barbade..



La Barbade est plus bas vers les îles ABC..

Je devais y aller l'hiver dernier...

#SABRE #BARBADE #2024

Du 23 juillet au 2 août, la 2e #compagnie, s’est rendue à la #Barbade dans le cadre d’activités de coopération bilatérales.

Après des campagnes de tir, les marsouins se sont entraînés aux cotés de la marine et des forces spéciales barbadiennes. pic.twitter.com/fnGvtWCjJn

— 33e RIMa (@33eRima) August 14, 2024