18.08.2004, 23:09
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By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, ANKARA
The air forces of 16 NATO-member countries will meet in Turkey next month for the alliance’s largest planned air exercises, the Turkish Air Force said Aug. 18.
Some 100 aircraft -- including tanker planes and early warning aircraft -- and nearly 1,500 personnel will participate in the exercise, code-named NATO AIR MEET, set to take place at a major air base in the central Turkish province of Konya from Sept. 4-16, the Air Force said in a statement.
The scenario for the exercises involves joint air operations to destroy enemy air defenses and electronic warfare capabilities, it added.