S. Korea to join multinational air exercise in UAE
The three-week Desert Flag exercise will begin at Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE on Monday, involving service members from 13 countries, including the United States, Britain and Saudi Arabia, according to the armed service.
South Korea will send a team of some 30 Air Force personnel and a C-130H transport aircraft for the exercise, which will include training on low-altitude infiltrations, cargo drops and tactical landing operations.
The Air Force said the exercise will also involve service members from South Korea's Akh unit stationed in the UAE for joint high-altitude parachuting drills. South Korea has participated in Desert Flag since 2023. (Yonhap)
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