LAHORE – The first Saudi Air Force Strike Group ever deployed to Pakistanis in the country to take part in ACES MEET 2021 – a multinational exercisetaking place at an operation base in Punjab.
The Pakistani side is to use F16 and JF17 fighter jets while the RSAF woulddeploy Tornado jets to PAF Base Mushaf, Sargodha. The Pakistani, SaudiArabian and the American air forces will be participating in thetwo-week-long exercise, while Bahrain, Egypt and Jordan air forces areinvited as observers.
The Assessment of Combat Efficiency of Squadrons (ACES) exercise is aimedat sharing experiences and enhancing inter-operability among participatingair forces through conduct of near-realistic, role-oriented training.
It is designed to maximise the combat readiness of all participants byproviding them a realistic training environment for air combat andcounterterrorism operations.
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The participants of the exercise would follow strict COVID-19 protocols,according to officials.
