Multinational Exercise Bright Star 2021 culminates in Egypt

Multinational Exercise Bright Star 2021 lasted for two weeks in Egypt and ended on Sunday.

These exercises stressed improving capability to tackle regional hybrid threats, strengthen regional and increase maritime security operations.

The exercise was conducted at Mohamed Naguib Military Base of the country with 20 participant countries including Egypt, United States, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Cyprus, Iraq, Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco, Kenya, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Greece, Kuwait, UAE, Tunisia, Nigeria, Tanzania and France.

The Egyptian Defence Minister and Commander-in-Chief, General Mohamed Zaki including officials from 20 countries witnessed the exercises.

Pak Army, Navy and Air Force troops participated after 11 years.