Israeli soldiers, along with seven foreign delegations, on Sunday begin the largest international aerial training exercise in the history of the Israeli Air Force (IAF), Rambler reported citing the IAF press service.

The “Blue-Flag” 2017 exercise will host air forces from the US, Poland, Italy, Greece, India, France and Germany, and it will run until November 16.

According to the respective IAF statement, this aerial training exercise is of great importance to the air force, army, and the State of Israel.

It began upon the arrival of aircraft from seven different air forces to Ouvda Air Force Base.