Muscat - Oman and United Kingdom will hold two joint military drills as from the 1st of October, the Ministry of Defence announced.
The first joint operation is a national training exercise, entitled Al Shomoukh-2, while the other is a joint Oman and United Kingdom exercise called A’Saif A’Sareea 3.
The 2018 A’Saif A’Sareea 3 comes as part of the joint Omani and British training plans, and as an extension of the series of joint exercises, including the A’Saif A’Sareea 1 which took place in 1986, and A’Saif A’Sareea 2 which occurred in 2001, among other exercises.
Brigadier General Hassan Al Majini, the spokesperson for the exercise, said that the drills, which run on November 3, seek to take advantage of lessons learned from past military exercises.
The exercise will not only involve the Sultan’s armed forces, but will also include military, security, and civilian bodies, along with the participation of forces from the United Kingdom.