Turkish Navy’s BlueHomeland-2022 Exercise started with the participation of 122 ships, 41 aircraft and 12 thousand personnel. The exercise will be held simultaneously in the Black Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean until April 21.
The Chief of Naval Operations, Rear Admiral Yusuf Akyüz, held a press conference at the Naval Command in Gölcük, Kocaeli. Akyüz explained that several fires would be made to destroy TUSAŞ made Şimşek Aerial Target Drone, ASELSAN made ALBATROS-T High-Speed Unmanned Surface Target Boat. TUSAŞ’s AKSUNGUR Armed UAV will carry Roketsan’s Smart Munition MAM-L.
AKSUNGUR Armed UAV, which the Turkish Navy recently put into service, performed a 28-hour long-endurance flight at an altitude of 20,000ft with 12 MAM-L on board last year.
The Test and Training Ship TCG UFUK, which was built for intelligence purposes, participates in the exercise according to Akyüz’s statement.
