{"id":130063,"date":"2017-11-10T00:46:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T05:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=130063"},"modified":"2017-11-10T00:46:36","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T05:46:36","slug":"israel-holds-large-air-force-drill-with-8-other-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/11\/10\/israel-holds-large-air-force-drill-with-8-other-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel holds large air force drill with 8 other countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_121538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-121538\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Emblem-of-Israel-alternative-version-as-used-on-the-Hebrew-website-of-the-Israeli-Supreme-Court..png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-121538\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Emblem-of-Israel-alternative-version-as-used-on-the-Hebrew-website-of-the-Israeli-Supreme-Court..png\" alt=\"FILE: Emblem of Israel (Photo by Coat_of_arms_of_Israel_(Alternative).svg: *Coat_of_arms_of_Israel.svg: Tonyjeff, based on national symbol.derivative work: Fry1989 (talk) 04:42, 6 October 2010 (UTC)derivative work: 20:34, 12 October 2010 (UTC) - Coat_of_arms_of_Israel_(Alternative).svg, Public Domain)\" width=\"400\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Emblem-of-Israel-alternative-version-as-used-on-the-Hebrew-website-of-the-Israeli-Supreme-Court..png 400w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Emblem-of-Israel-alternative-version-as-used-on-the-Hebrew-website-of-the-Israeli-Supreme-Court.-243x300.png 243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-121538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: Emblem of Israel (Photo by Coat_of_arms_of_Israel_(Alternative).svg: *Coat_of_arms_of_Israel.svg: Tonyjeff, based on national symbol.derivative work: Fry1989 (talk) 04:42, 6 October 2010 (UTC)derivative work: 20:34, 12 October 2010 (UTC) &#8211; Coat_of_arms_of_Israel_(Alternative).svg, Public Domain)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>JERUSALEM \u2014 Israel&#8217;s military said on Thursday that it was holding its largest-ever air drill, with pilots from eight countries and dozens of aircraft simulating combat scenarios and facing off in training exercises.<\/p>\n<p>Some 1000 participants from the United States, Germany and France, among others, were in Israel for the drill codenamed \u201cBlue Flag,\u201d the third of its kind. Germany, India and France were taking part for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Fighter jets, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles from participating countries were involved in the simulations, which range from air battles to dealing with anti-aircraft systems.<\/p>\n<p>The military said the two-week drill, which takes place every two years, comes amid volatility in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgainst that background, a drill this broad with countries that come here is very significant,\u201d said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with military regulations.<\/p>\n<p>The official said the drill allows for the participating countries to learn from each other and to learn to work together should the need arise in the future.<\/p>\n<p>The drill comes as Israel faces challenges from neighbouring Syria where the Iran-backed Shiite Lebanese militant group Hezbollah is fighting alongside government forces. Israel fears its archenemy Iran will establish a Shiite \u201ccorridor\u201d on its doorstep, with land links from Iran to Lebanon, allowing for the movement of militants and weapons across the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JERUSALEM \u2014 Israel&#8217;s military said on Thursday that it was holding its largest-ever air drill, with pilots from eight countries &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":121538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,17],"tags":[32270,841],"class_list":["post-130063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-w","tag-air-force-drill","tag-israel","mauthors-tia-goldenberg","mauthors-the-associated-press"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130063\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}