Pilots from Israel and the United Arab Emirates will fly alongside one another as part of an exercise hosted by Greece that kicked off today.
The Jewish state does not have formal diplomatic ties with the UAE, though Israeli officials frequently boast of improving relations and military contacts with Gulf states and other moderate Arab countries.
The United States and Italy will also take part in the this year’s Iniohos exercise, the Hellenic Air Force says on its website.
The 11-day drill will consist of “complex air operations” and include naval and ground forces, according to the HAF.
The annual exercise, which runs through April 6, will not be the first time Israeli and UAE pilots have flown in the same military exercise.
Last year, the two countries’ air forces also met at the US Air Force’s Red Flag exercise in Nevada, along with representatives from Pakistan.
— Judah Ari Gross
A United Arab Emirates F-16 fighter jet takes part in a Greek aerial exercise, alongside the Israeli Air Force, on March 27, 2017. (Hellenic Air Force)
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