RIYADH, 9 April, 2021 (TON): On Thursday, the Saudi Arabia’s Defense Ministry affirmed that the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) concluded a mixed air exercise “Aces Meet 2021” with their U.S. and Pakistani counterparts at the Mushaf air base in Pakistan's Sargodha.
The maneuvers concluded in the presence of Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki, the military attaché Maj. Gen. Awad bin Abdullah Al-Zahrani, and the commander of the Mushaf air base, Wing Commander Ali Naeem Zahoor.

According to Al-Maliki, this joint cooperation between the two enhances the strength of the relationship between the Kingdom and Pakistan, especially in the military field and also it enhances the Kingdom’s skills and accuracy.

Al-Zahrani said the exercises aim to strengthen and support the bonds of cooperation between RSAF and the Pakistani Air Force and to train in environments different to that of the Kingdom’s.

The Aces Meet 2021 is one of the most important exercises in which operational strategies and tactics are developed to simulate the realities of the battlefield in order to adapt to different combat situations.