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- 鈥楨agle Resolve 23鈥� drill held to raise combat readiness
- 8-month project included air, sea, land, cyber operations
RIYADH: 抖阴短视频鈥檚 Armed Forces have concluded military exercises with GCC countries and the US, the Kingdom鈥檚 Defense Ministry announced on Thursday.
The 鈥淓agle Resolve 23鈥� drill, which was launched at the Air Warfare Center in the Eastern Province, aimed to raise combat efficiency, achieve operational readiness, and exchange expertise on planning and implementation at all levels.
It was held to demonstrate the depth of strategic and military relations with the GCC countries and the US, the ministry said in a statement.
Over the course of two weeks, the countries participated in various exercises including air and missile combat with live ammunition, defensive counter-air operations, air-to-air refueling, surface-to-naval warfare, electronic warfare, naval incursions, defense against weapons of mass destruction and handling mass casualties.
The closing ceremony was attended by Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili, the chiefs of staff of the participating countries, Commander of the Saudi Air Force Lt. Gen. Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, and a number of senior officers of the Saudi Armed Forces.
Maj. Gen. Fahad bin Hamad Al-Salman, the exercise director, said the drill and its various scenarios took place over more than eight months, during which several conferences and seminars were held in the Kingdom and the US.
The chiefs of staff were briefed on the working groups involved, and attended a 鈥淪enior Leaders鈥� symposium, during which issues of common interest were discussed.
As part of the symposium鈥檚 activities, the Commander of the Naval Forces at the US Central Command Lt. Gen. Brad Cooper, gave a lecture entitled 鈥淧artnerships and Innovation,鈥� while the Saudi side presented two lectures entitled 鈥淎ir Defense in Joint Operations鈥� and 鈥淚nformation Operations.鈥�