Kazulia, NC and Partners conduct joint aerospace defence exerciseKazulian AV-13's Corașov Air Base as apart of Exercise Crimson Moon.The Northern Council Treaty Organisation has launched its inaugural exercise featuring an international coalition training against a "Crimson Moon". The exercise coined Exercise Crimson Moon includes units from Kazulia, Lourenne, Luthori, Dorvik, Hutori, Telamon, Hulstria, Kundrati, Likatonia, Keymon, Rutania, New Endralon, Dolgava and Egelion and contingents from Non-NC partners such as Deltaria, Kalopia, Mordusia and Alduria. Participating units launched from IAF Everton in Luthori, and trained over the airspace accorded by Luthori, Rutania, Dorvik and Kundrati. According to Combined Air Forces Artania, roughly 120 aircraft were involved including Kazulian HF-16's, AV-13's, Z-3 Centurions and AV-177s, Luthorian and Dorvish Unionfighters, Egelian Brennus Jump Jets, Hutorian HF-35's, HB-22 Emancipators and other aircraft from other participating nations. The wide variety of aircraft, according to General Lennard von Achenbach, Commander of Combined Air Forces Artania, aims at simulating a coalition force, similar to that of the Northern Council in a scenario that it was thrust into combat. Redfor units consisted mainly of Hutorian, Dorvish and Kazulian aircraft, with the two nations fielding the most modern and combat effective aerospace forces in the alliance.
General Achenbach stated that participation from nations such as Deltaria, Kalopia, Mordusia and Alduria came as it was the intention of the Joint Headquarters to not have the exercise closed to external partners. It had been encouraged for other nations outside of the Northern Council to participate in the exercise as it offered an extreme training environment for pilots of any air force. "Red Force" units mirrored that of an advanced and integrated air force, fielding extremely advanced air and surface threats, thus creating an extremely hard adversary for "Blue Force" units to hopefully "destroy". According to Major Vic Harris, a Hutorian AEW controller on-board a Kazulian AEW aircraft, stated that the Hutorian, Dorvish and Kazulian Red Force had created a surprise challenge for Blue Force. According to Major Harris, instead of Blue Force attacking Red Force's airbases, Red Force will attack Blue Force's base to test the readiness of the participants for such a scenario. Mission sets flown by Blue Force include Close Air Support (CAS), Air to Ground (A2G), Air to Air (A2A), Suppression of Enemy Air Defence (SEAD), Dynamic Targeting, Personnel recovery and more.
According to commentary gathered from the Department of Defence, participation had not only been extended to the direct allies of the Northern Council, but nations whom remain within friendly relations with the organisation. Nations such as Istalia, Hawu Mumenhes and Vanuku are expected to participate in the exercise in a capacity alongside Blue Force formations. Some of the aircraft expected from these nations include the S-10 Tanhri, the X-43 and potentially a Hawu Mumenhes variant of the Z-35. General von Achenbach stated that he was excited for the inclusion of the air-forces of Istalia, Hawu Mumenhes and Vanuku as he is eager to see how the Hutorian, Dorvish and Kazulian Air Forces go against the two great powers of the South and the ever-so growing Esinsundu Empire. Von Achenbach stated that the best air-forces of the Northern Council; Hutori, Kazulia and Dorvik have a lot of competition as the various participants are eager to be crowned the winner of the first-ever, Exercise Crimson Moon.
Command and Control functions were given jointly to Luthorian and New Endralonian personnel. On the side of Blue Force, the Kazulian, Dorvish and Hutorian Air Force were represented by Eastfield Sea Trotter and AV-50 "Himmel" for search and rescue operations and HB-22 Emancipators for bombings respectively. General von Achenbach stated that the exercise was the perfect opportunity for young pilots to garner experience from other nations within and outside of the Northern Council alliance.