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PAF & RSAF To Hold Joint Air Exercise ''Spears of Victory''

Red air is always represented by Russian types
I can understand that in context to USAF Top Gun scenario as we have Saffron Bandit but why would Saudis portray Russians as the bad guys, one would expect their focus to be the likes of Iran.
 
I can understand that in context to USAF Top Gun scenario as we have Saffron Bandit but why would Saudis portray Russians as the bad guys, one would expect their focus to be the likes of Iran.
Soviets and later Russia jets have always been portrayed as Red Air. CCS books and presentations (based on USAF FWS, USAF does not have Top Gun) always have had Russian aircraft as red air. The same concept applies in the Middle Eastern Air Forces. And Iran does have a good number of MiGs, but having sat in briefings years ago, I would never expect to see an Iranian Tomcat as a Red Air scenario. Lots of influence comes from NATO culture.

On a lighter note, even JF-17s have been shown as Blue Air.
 
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As said earlier, it's not just Saudi Eagles and Tornados but also the Typhoons are participating in the exercise.
 
Not seen any images of Bahraini aircraft but certainly PAF and USAF Vipers are prominent.

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My family member is participating. They operate and recover out of Isa

These seem like WhatsApp images. Are they allowed to be shared ??

Edit : Never mind, got notified those are by Ahmed Hader (https://www.instagram.com/ahmedhader/?hl=en & https://twitter.com/Ahmedhader)
 
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