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Singapore, Thailand, U.S. conclude trilateral air exercise

Xinhua, March 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

Exercise Cope Tiger, a trilateral air exercise conducted by the air forces of Singapore, Thailand and the United States, concluded on Friday at Korat Air Base of Thailand, according to a press release by Singapore Ministry of Defence.

The exercise, the 22nd in its series, was conducted in two phases. The first phase was a command post exercise, held at the multinational operations and exercise center in Changi Naval Base of Singapore from December 8 to 11 last year, while the second phase was a flying training exercise conducted at Korat Air Base, Thailand, from March 7 to 18, 2016.

This year's exercise involved 87 aircraft, 48 ground-based air defence systems and about 2,000 personnel from the participating nations, the ministry said, adding that Singapore's Air Force's Heron-1 unmanned aerial vehicle and multi-mission radar also participated in the Exercise Cope Tiger series for the first time.

In addition, the exercise participants also took part in a two-day joint socio-civic program, where they provided basic health and dental services to the local communities in the vicinity of Korat Air Base and Chandy Range.

Conducted annually since 1994, Exercise Cope Tiger seeks to enhance professionalism and interoperability among the participating forces, and promote closer rapport and mutual understanding among their personnel. Enditem