RIYADH, 17 March, 2021 (TON): On Tuesday, the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) began a joint exercise with Greece, Saudi Defense Ministry said.  

The “Falcon Eye 1” exercise took place at the Souda Air Force Base in Greece, it added.

“The beginning of the exercise was preceded by several coordination meetings with the Greek Air Force, which focused on mechanisms of action, types of flights and the participating aircraft, and accordingly a complete program was developed that includes all sorties,” Col. Abdulrahman Al-Shehri, commander of the RSAF group said while participating in the exercise.

He added, “The exercise is exceptional and the first of its kind with the Greek Air Force to refine and develop the technical skills of the aircrew, and to support their readiness to exchange experiences in all available fields.”

The exercise involved several joint sorties using F-15C aircraft by the RSAF and F-16, Dassault Mirage 2000, and F-4 Phantom aircraft by the Greek Air Force in the skies above the Mediterranean and focused on implementing training of offensive and defensive counter and air support operations.