Egyptian and French air forces concluded air drills on Tuesday at one of the Egyptian air force bases, the Egyptian Armed Forces announced.
According to the Egyptian army’s statement on the drills, multi-role combat aircraft of various models took part in the exercise that kicked off on Saturday.
The drills included various training activities and several joint training air sorties as well as the exchange of training and tactical experiences in planning, implementation, command and control methods.
The drills came within the framework of developing military relations and joint cooperation between the Egyptian Air Forces and their counterparts from neighbouring countries.
Egyptian Air Forces Commander Lt. General Mohamed Abbas Helmi and Major General Laurent Lherbette, of the French Air Forces attended the drills along with a number of air forces commanders from Egypt and France.
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