Cope Tiger

The United States, Thailand and Singapore recently hold annual Cope Tiger joint air force exercises. Planes and personnel from Singapore, Thailand and the United States participated in the annual air forces exercises from March 9 to 20 at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force base. The exercise involved about 400 personnel from the United States, 1000 from Singapore and Thailand, 84 aircraft, and 38 air defence assets. Cope Tiger is aimed at increasing readiness, cooperation, and interoperability, including for maritime security, counterterrorism, search and rescue, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

Source: CSIS