Pakistan and Turkey To Perform Joint Military Exercise
April 12, 2008

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Turkish Air Force (TuAF) would conduct a joint exercise code named ‘Indus Viper-2008’ between April 19th and 30th, a PAF press release said.

The "Indus Vipers 2008" military exercise will be staged at an Air Base in Sargodha. Turkey will join with 5 F-16 jets and 49 personnel in the exercise. The exercise aims to boost cooperation between Turkish and Pakistani air forces.

“To benefit from the expertise and professional experiences of each other, the PAF and TuAF are conducting a joint exercise in Pakistan”. It said a contingent of TuAF fighter aircraft and personnel would undertake joint planning and execution of various combat missions with the PAF, which would greatly benefit both the air forces of the two brotherly countries and further enhance relations between them.

It said that Pakistan and Turkey had a long history of military cooperation and the PAF and TuAF had been successfully conducting joint exercises for decades.

Source: www.paffalcons.com/news/index.php