Civil-military coordination between ENAIRE and the Spanish Air and Space Force key to the success of the Ocean Sky 25 air combat exercises

ENAIRE, Spain’s national air navigation manager, actively collaborated with the Air and Space Force, responsible for air control during the Ocean Sky 2025 military exercises, which took place over the Atlantic Ocean near the Canary Islands from 15 October to today. Alongside Spanish aircraft, air forces from Germany, Greece, Portugal, India, and the United States participated.  

Professionals from ENAIRE coordinated civil and military flights from the Air Traffic Control Centre in the Canary Islands and the Gran Canaria Control Tower.

The exercises involved more than fifty aircraft, including F-18M, Eurofighter, F-16, F-15E, and Su-30MKI fighter jets, as well as MRTT, KC-767, A-332, and A400M tankers, most operating from Gando Air Base in Gran Canaria.

“The success of the international Ocean Sky 2025 exercise also demonstrates the excellent civil-military coordination between ENAIRE and the Air and Space Force, which serves as a European benchmark for managing shared airspace”.   said Juan Ángel Treceño, Director of Civil-Military Coordination at ENAIRE, who further noted that “this achievement is not limited to the execution phase, but is the result of meticulous planning and the coordinated effort of a large team”.

“The professionalism of all personnel at ENAIRE’s air traffic control facilities in the Canary Islands – air traffic controllers, systems technicians, management and support staff – together with the close tactical collaboration with the Operational Air Traffic Squadron (ECAO), was crucial to the successful execution of the military exercise with minimal operational impact”, Treceño highlighted.

The Director of Civil-Military Coordination at ENAIRE affirmed that “this integrated work helps reinforce the commitment of ENAIRE and the Air and Space Force to the efficient use of airspace“.