Jordanian armed forces take part in Bright Star 2018 military exercises

SHAHEEN NEWS- Jordanian armed forces taking part in the ” Bright Star” Exercise 2018, currently being conducted in Egypt, carried out a range of strategic drills.

The exercise is conducted with the participation of forces from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Britain, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, France, in addition to 16 other countries taking part in the drills as observers.

The Jordanian forces participated in a number of major operational duties, especially in fighting in the built-up areas, combating terrorism and piracy, thus enhancing military and security cooperation among the participating countries, in the exercise.

Bright Star is a combined command-post and field training exercise aimed at enhancing regional security and stability by responding to modern-day security scenarios and to increase regional involvement in pursuit of improved security and defense capabilities.

//Petra