Units from the Egyptian Air Force have arrived in Sudan’s Marwa air base to conduct a joint air military drill, dubbed ''The Nile Eagles 1,'' with the Sudanese Air Force. The exercise is set to last till November 26.
Egyptian Armed Forces Spokesman Tamer El-Refaie said the exercises being conducted between the two neighboring countries for the first time.
The joint exercise is set to include planning and managing joint combat activities that are to be carried out by both the Egyptian and Sudanese air forces, El-Refaie said in a Facebook post.
“Multi-tasking fighter aircrafts from both sides will execute offensive and defensive sorties on targets,” he noted.
He added that the countries’ special forces will carry out combat search and rescue activities too.
The joint exercise began with theoretical and practical lectures to unify the required concepts and exchange expertise between the two sides, the spokesman said.
This training is part of efforts to support military cooperation between the armed forces of both countries and enhance the joint capability to manage airborne activities, using various air force weapons, he added.
The training with Sudan comes under a series of joint trainings between the Egyptian armed forces and their Sudanese counterparts.
In other news, Sudan’s Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Abdul Khair Abdullah Nasser, accompanied by a high-ranking military delegation, conducted an official visit to Egypt.
During the visit, which lasted a few days, the Sudanese delegation, headed by Nasser, met with Egyptian Air Defense Forces Commander Lt.Gen. Ali Fahmi.
“The meeting dealt with ways to support the prospects of military cooperation between the air defense forces of both sides, and to exchange views on the latest military developments in the field of air defense,” the Egyptian military spokesperson said.
Fahmi, for his part, praised the level of coordination and cooperation between the two air defense forces, expressing hope for the future to hold even more cooperation.
