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- The Aces Meet 2021-1 exercise is designed to maximize the combat readiness of participating nations
- The United States Air Force will also attend the event while Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain will act as observers
ISLAMABAD: A Royal Saudi Air Force delegation arrived in Pakistan on Friday to join a multinational air exercise designed to maximize the combat readiness of participating countries.
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is hosting the two-week-long Aces Meet 2021-1 exercise which has brought together some of the best pilots in the world.
According to an official statement, the United States Air Force will also participate in the exercise while Egyptian, Jordanian and Bahraini officials will attend the event as observers.
"The exercise will help the participants benefit from each other's diverse experiences and different aircraft operations," a PAF spokesman recently told Arab News.
He added that the Pakistani side would use F16 and JF17 Thunder fighter jets whereas the Royal Saudi Air Force would bring Tornado aircrafts.
The PAF spokesman informed that the country's air force had close cooperation with many states in the region and frequently participated in bilateral exercises with them.
"We have been part of different exercises with Saudi Arabia in the past," he said. "Recently, we participated in Al-Saqoor II exercise in Saudi Arabia with our aircrafts."