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April 1, 2021
Pakistan has begun a multinational air exercise “Aces Meet 2021-1” with the US and Saudi Arabia at an undisclosed air base in the country.
Along with the flying contingents from the US and Saudi Arabia, the Air Forces of Jordan, Bahrain, and Egypt have been invited as observers. On March 27, a Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) Tornado IDS aircraft arrived at Pakistan Air Force (PAF) base Mushaf in Sargodha to take part in the exercise.
However, it is unclear if the event will be held at the same airbase or any other location.
The opening ceremony was addressed by the Deputy Chief of Air Staff (Operations) Air Vice Marshal Waqas Ahmed Sulehri on March 29. He said that the international exercises were not new but the particular cycle of ‘ACES Meet’ was unique due to the vast experience of the participants in counterterrorism and composite flying domains.
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