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Spears of Victory 2026: 15-nation Saudi air exercise sees Pakistan deploy F‑16 Block 52 fighters

Spears of Victory 2026, a 15-nation air exercise running 18 Jan–5 Feb at Saudi Arabia's Air Warfare Centre in the Eastern Region, includes participants such as the US and UK. Pakistan confirmed deployment of F‑16 Block 52 fighters to the drills, which focus on joint operations and interoperability.

Discovered 2026-01-18T11:45:41.740855-08:00 | 2026-01-18T11:45:41.740855-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • 15 nations (10 active participants, 5 observers) are training together from 18 Jan–5 Feb at Saudi Arabia’s Air Warfare Centre, including the US and UK, underscoring the scale and multinational nature of the exercise.
  • Pakistan’s confirmed deployment of F‑16 Block 52 fighters is a concrete interoperability contribution and a test of coalition tactics and shared procedures.
  • The exercise reinforces a wider pattern of multinational interoperability training in 2025–26, following deployments such as Qatar to Iniochos 2025 (source:b8baf398-d6bb-4b82-b6a4-03610207a43c) and the IAF at Ocean Sky 2025 (source:333cce89-bba1-4577-a50c-6decddb3ce41).

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koreatimes.co.kr zona-militar.com AeroTime defencesecurityasia.com defencetoday.com
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2026-01-18T11:45:41.740855-08:00
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2026-01-21T00:21:21.845708-08:00
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