Israeli and US soldiers were on Sunday beginning a series of massive military drills called Austere Challenge 12, in the largest-ever joint military collaboration between the allies, officials said.
The drills, which involve 3,500 personnel from the US European Command (US EUCOM) and 1,000 Israeli troops and are expected to last three weeks.
The drills are likely meant to send a message to Tehran over its controversial nuclear program.
The West and Israel accuse the Islamic republic of seeking to develop nuclear weapons. Iran insists the program is solely for peaceful purposes.
Israel has threatened to launch strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
Officials said the soldiers will train together on Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system, the latest version of the US Patriot and the Arrow anti-ballistic missile system, jointly developed by the two countries.
(AFP, Al-Akhbar)
Source: http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/israel-us-begin-joint-military-drills
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