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U.S. F-16 fighters taking part in a nearly month-long joint air force exercise of Estonia and the United States on Thursday for the first time destroyed ground targets at the defense forces central training area.
US F-16 fighters destroy ground targets at central training ground
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F-16CM jets of the 510th Fighter Squadron destroyed targets on the ground with mid-sized bombs. The air-to-ground polygon and the air-to-air training areas are used in the course of the exercise.
Some exercises take place several kilometers off the ground in the Estonian airspace and some at low altitudes above the central training area.
Joint training exercises of the air forces of Estonia and the United States and further developing of interoperability will be central to the exercise lasting from March 19 to April 17.