Egypt, Greece, Cyprus to conduct maritime, air military drills

CAIRO, Nov 24 (MENA) – Units of Egypt’s marine and air forces and elements of its special forces arrived Saturday in Greece to take part in joint military drills, dubbed Medusa 7, set to be carried out by Egypt, Greece and Cyprus.

The several-day military exercise will be conducted west Crete Island.

The drills include implementing several activities, such as marine and air combat operations, maritime interception skills in addition to searching for and detecting submarines.

Cadets from the Egyptian Naval Academy are set to participate in the military exercise, which will be witnessed by several youths representing Egypt’s Presidential Leadership Program for the first time.

The drills come within the framework of the Egyptian Armed Forces’ joint training plan with friendly countries with the aim of fostering military cooperation and exchanging training expertise in various fields.