The Royal Saudi Air Force concluded its participation in the Anatolian Phoenix 2025 exercise at Konya Air Base in Türkiye, alongside forces from several friendly countries, following the successful execution of multiple combat search and rescue drills.

At the conclusion of the exercise, Commander of the Royal Saudi Air Force Contingent Lieutenant Colonel Pilot Abdulrahman Al-Mansour stated that the force had participated for two weeks in various training activities and coordination efforts. These exercises demonstrated a high level of professionalism among the air, technical, and support crews, as well as their strong capabilities in planning and executing joint operational missions.

He emphasized that the drills aimed to exchange expertise and enhance combat readiness in a realistic combat-like environment, highlighting that the desired objectives of the exercise were successfully achieved, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The Royal Saudi Air Force participated in the exercise with two Cougar combat search and rescue helicopters, fully staffed with air, technical, and support crews, along with six air controllers.

In another development, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Defence of Saudi Arabia, met in London Wednesday with John Healey, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom.

The meeting reviewed the historical ties between Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom and discussed strategic defence cooperation, according to SPA.

The meeting also addressed regional and international developments.