European green light for the Aspides operation, it will serve to protect ships in the Red Sea. Italy will have command of the forces, the destroyer Duilio will be the headquarters.
Tajani: 'Important step towards common European defense' Crosetto: 'A necessary response to the hybrid war that the Houthis are carrying out in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait' The operational command will instead be detached to the European headquarters in Larissa, Greece, while the strategic command will remain in Brussels.