17.Jan 2020
One of five NATOR RQ-4D aircrafts called “Phoenix” presented in the hangar on Sigonella airbase in Italy. The remotely piloted aircrafts are part of the Alliance Ground Surveillance System that 15 NATO Allies have acquired together. The aircraft is presented during an official ceremony that marks the delivery of the Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) System. The AGS will undertake various surveillance and reconnaissance missions for NATO. It is able to monitor wide areas from the sky. (NATO photo by OR7 Pia Dunkel, German Army)