US-Saudi Joint Military Exercise Using F-16s
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US-Saudi joint forces conduct military exercise on anti-drone systems using F-16s.
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An F-16; a multi-role fighter aircraft
The US-Saudi joint forces have conducted a military exercise on anti-drone systems using F-16 warplanes.
The US Central Command published a tweet today, Thursday, stating that "F-16 warplanes of the 378th Air Expeditionary Wing have joined aircraft of the Royal Saudi Air Force in a joint military training exercise on unmanned anti-drone systems," which “demonstrates a shared focus on regional airspace security."
#resolutepartnerships Our F-16s joined Royal Saudi aircraft for a combined counter-unmanned aerial systems training op, demonstrating our shared focus on regional airspace security. https://t.co/lPCg5e1VYg#buildingrelationships @USAFCENT @CENTCOM @CENTCOMArabic @dcang113th pic.twitter.com/uXveunW9Dv
— 378 AEW (@378AEW) August 5, 2021
And earlier, last June, the Saudi Press Agency announced US-Saudi forces will conduct a joint military exercise at the King Faisal Naval Base in Jeddah.
