Egyptian, Sudanese air forces execute main phase of joint ‘Nile Eagles’ exercise

CAIRO – 20 November 2020: Egyptian Army’s Chief of Staff Mohamed Farid has attended the main phase of the joint training ‘Nile Eagles 1’ conducted by the Egyptian and Sudanese air forces in Sudan’s Marwa air base.

Special forces from both countries are also taking part in the exercise.

The main phases including a detailed explanation of the combat missions and training activities, which are execute by the forces in the exercise. This assessed the degree of preparedness of the military pilots, officers, technical teams as well as special forces elements.

Several fighter jets and helicopters took off during the exercise to execute training tasks assigned to them. Reconnaissance and interception were among the tasks, as well as defensive and offensive activities.

The exercise reflected high combat competence and full coordination between the forces from both countries.

Chiefs of staff from both countries also honored a number of outstanding personnel during the training.