RIYADH — The live-fire ACE exercise between the Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces and the US Air Force was launched Tuesday at King Faisal Air Base in the Northern Sector and King Fahd Air Base in the Western Sector.

The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces is participating with Typhoon and F-15 C/SA aircraft, while the US Air Force is participating with F-16 fighter jets.

The exercise aims to develop the skills of the air and technical crews, in addition to exchange military experiences in the field of planning and implementing the air operations, and raise the level of combat readiness.

The exercise comes within a series of mixed exercises between the two sides. — SPA