(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Israel said on Tuesday it concluded a joint aerial exercise with
the French Air and Space Force (FASF) and Navy in the Mediterranean
Sea, trend reports citing xinhua .
In the so-called Eastern Breeze drill, the French Charles de
Gaulle carrier, the flagship of the French Navy, arrived in the
Mediterranean Sea carrying four French Rafale aircraft, the Israeli
military said in a statement.
Israeli and French aircrews flew wing-to-wing while practicing
joint strikes and counteracting aerial threats in an effort to
share knowledge and benefit from one another, the statement
said.
It added that the exercise was 'an important milestone' in the
strategic cooperation between the Israeli Air Force and FASF to
improve their readiness.
The exercise was part of several international exercises that
the Israeli military has conducted as part of its scheduled
training programs, according to the statement.
It came a week after Israeli and the U.S. armed forces completed
a large-scale exercise that simulated strikes targeting the Iranian
nuclear program.
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