'Saif Sareea 3' to see 4,500 UK military personnel exercise with Omani forces

摘要

Major UK joint manoeuvres with Omani forces in the Middle Eastern country later this year will involve approximately 4,500 UK military personnel, Jane's has learned. The tri-service exercise, dubbed 'Saif Sareea 3' ('Swift Sword 3'), will be the largest training activity in the region for 17 years and will see the first deployment of British Army Challenger 2 main battle tanks (MBTs) and Warrior infantry fighting vehicles to a Gulf country since UK troops withdrew from Basra in Iraq in 2009.