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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, “may God protect him,” the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, and Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayat al-Din al-Mustafa Billah Shah, King of Malaysia, witnessed the conclusion of the joint military exercise “Desert Tiger 6” between the UAE Land Forces and the Malaysian Land Forces, which was carried out in the UAE
The exercise was also witnessed by His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, representative of the ruler in the Al Ain region, His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister The Presidential Court, Prince Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Bin Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayat Al-Din Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Crown Prince of Malaysia, Sheikh Muhammad bin Hamad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Special Affairs Advisor in the Presidential Court, Muhammad bin Ahmed Al-Bawardi, Minister of State for Defense Affairs, and Lieutenant General Issa Saif bin Ablan Al Mazrouei, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and a number of senior officers of the defense ministries of the two countries.
The joint exercise “Desert Tiger 6” comes within the framework of the permanent keenness of the leaderships of the two countries to build distinguished partnerships between the two countries and support them in all fields and expand the horizons of cooperation, in order to achieve a common vision in exchanging experiences and enhancing military action between the two sides, which aims to raise the level of performance and combat efficiency and work. In the spirit of one team, according to the strategy of raising the general level and combat readiness of the ground forces, and acquiring professionalism in dealing with modern devices and weapons in various environments of theaters of operations.
The joint exercise “Desert Tiger 6” achieved success, embodying the high readiness of the Ministry of Defense’s leadership, over five decades of military training aimed at raising the level of capabilities and combat efficiency and developing them, according to the UAE’s national defense strategy through diligent and continuous work with Its strategic allies in the various branches of the main leadership of the Ministry, to ensure the protection of the capabilities of the state and its national interests inside and outside the borders of the Emirates.
Major General Saeed Rashid Ali Al-Shehhi, Commander of the Land Forces, said on this occasion: “We are proud of the level of this exceptional relationship with the Malaysian Armed Forces and its development.” And the professional performance of both parties through the course of the exercise’s events and the ability to carry out joint combat missions professionally. We always look forward to deepening military cooperation between our forces and the friendly Malaysian forces.
For his part, Lieutenant General Datuk Seri Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman, Deputy Commander of the Malaysian Army, said: “The Malaysian Armed Forces in general and the Malaysian army in particular are proud to participate with our friends from the UAE Ground Forces in the (Desert Tiger) exercise,” stressing the importance of this joint exercise in enhancing operability. and mutual understanding between the ground forces of the two countries.
He said, “Conducting such exercises confirms the keenness of both sides to promote what serves mutual interests and to implement more joint military exercises between the two friendly countries.”
