The Peninsula Shield military exercise started in Saudi Arabia on February 23, 2019 (Photo: freshnewsasia.com)

Its commander Abdullah bin Saeed Al Qahtani said the two-week exercise covers military scenarios to enhance the fighting capabilities of the forces and benefit the most from the joint work concept. The exercise is one of the largest military exercises in the region in terms of troop numbers, participating countries, diversity of expertise, and quality of weapons.