‘Gulf Shooting 2021’ drill kicks off with Saudi, US, Kuwait participation

The “Gulf Shooting 2021” drill kicked off on Sunday in Kuwait, with the participation of the Royal Saudi Land Forces, the Kuwaiti Land Force, and US Army’s Spartan Force, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) says,  and Al Arabiya reports.

The drill is set to continue until 18 November.

The commander of the drill, Colonel Nayef bin Al-Humaidi, said that this drill aims to strengthen military relations and joint defence cooperation with friendly countries, and exchange military experiences and knowledge, to “highlight and unify the combat capability of the three countries,” according to SPA.

In this exercise, training is conducted in the field of “planning and implementation of command and control procedures,” Al-Humaidi said.

Last week, the Royal Saudi Air Force and the US Air Force completed a joint exercise on Sunday, with the participation of Saudi Arabia’s F-15C fighters and the US’s B-1 strategic bombers.

Earlier in October, the joint naval exercise, Indigo Defender-21, between Saudi Arabia and the US kicked off, SPA reported.

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