Pilots from the Israeli air force participated in a six-week air combat training exercise in Canada. Despite sharp criticism, Canada’s departments of National Defense and Foreign Affairs endorsed Israel’s participation during May and June in Exercise Maple Leaf, which provided air crews with realistic training in a modern simulated air combat environment.
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