ISLAMABAD: Bahrain’s Chief of Defense Staff Lt. Gen. Thiab Saqer Abdulla Al-Nuaimi has expressed interest in learning from the Pakistan Air Force’s (PAF) experience in multi-domain operations, the PAF said on Monday.
The statement came after the Bahraini chief of defense staff’s meeting with PAF’s Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu at the Air Headquarters in Islamabad, according to the PAF.
It follows a four-day Pakistan-India military standoff in May, during which officials said the PAF successfully conducted multi-domain operations to down six Indian fighter jets, including the French-made Rafale jets. While India has acknowledged losses in the air, it has not specified the number of aircraft lost.
Monday’s meeting in Islamabad was focused on key areas of mutual interest and exploring avenues of enhanced cooperation, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to sustained military-to-military engagement and emphasizing joint training and collective growth.
“Underscoring the significance of knowledge-sharing in Multi Domain operations to augment the operational readiness of Bahrain Air Force, he (Al-Nuaimi) conveyed his earnest desire to gain deeper insight into PAF’s complete methodology of multi-domain warfare, with the aim of learning from its rich operational experience,” the PAF said in a statement.
