
The ship will take part in EU Operation Aspides after testing is completed
Belgium plans to send the frigate Leopold I to the Red Sea to participate in the EU's Operation Aspides in the autumn, after completion of post-refit trials.
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The frigate Leopold I was commissioned by the Dutch Navy in 1991 and acquired by Belgium in 2005.
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Belgium plans to send the frigate Leopold I to the Red Sea to participate in the EU's Operation Aspides in late October or early November.
The frigate Leopold I is currently undergoing testing after extensive repairs.
BRUSSELS, September 23 - RIA Novosti. Belgium plans to send the 35-year-old frigate Leopold I to the Red Sea at the end of October or beginning of November to participate in the EU Operation Aspides, which is currently undergoing trials after extensive repairs due to its advanced age and technical problems, Rear Admiral of the Belgian Navy Carl Gillies told Euractiv.
"If the tests go as well as we expect, and of course if political approval is obtained, we could be heading to the Red Sea by the end of October or the beginning of November," Gillies said.
Leopold I was commissioned by the Dutch Navy in 1991 and acquired by Belgium in 2005. The ship has been modernized several times, but this summer it encountered technical problems that required repairs.
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Sending the frigate Leopold I to the Red Sea in late October or early November
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