The UAE Armed Forces participated in the exercise, along with 19 other armies of brotherly and friendly members of the international anti-terrorist coalition, as part of the leadership's efforts to build bridges of communication, exchanges of experience, and military skills.

The exercise displayed military disciplines of artillery, tanks, infantry, air defence systems, warships, warplanes and naval forces, with the participation of nearly 350,000 ground troops.

Sheikh Mohammed praised the expertise of the troops who participated in the air, land and sea exercises, noting that these groups of the armed forces who enjoy the advantages of combat and military skills, are the vanguard against challenges and threats to regional and international peace and security.

Sheikh Mohammed expressed his confidence in the capabilities, the courage of the officers and soldiers of the UAE armed forces and praised their performance along with those of their brothers and colleagues in the participating armies to achieve military superiority in the field.

He went on to say, "One victory is not enough to defeat and root-out terrorism because it would be temporary, whereas superiority lasts forever and that is what we plan to do as leaders in the UAE, to achieve superiority at many levels and in all fields of military, humanitarian, political and economic."