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During April 2026, Turkey held its Blue Homeland-2026 (Mavi Vatan-2026) military exercise. The exercise took place from 3 April to 9 April, across the Black Sea, Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean. About 120 ships, 50 aircraft, and 15,000 personnel took part in the exercise, that involved the navy, air force, land forces, and coast guard. The exercise had live fire drills mine countermeasure operations, amphibious scenarios, and the integration of unmanned systems such as UAVs and unmanned surface vessels.[{{Cite news |date=2026 |title=The Blue Homeland-2026 exercise concludes with live-fire drills |url=https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/the-blue-homeland-2026-exercise-concludes-with-live-fire-drills/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMUFOQURMMDAwT1hBVkRK}}][{{Cite web |title=Exercise MAVİ VATAN-2026 ]- The Turkish Naval Forces’ Largest Joint Force at Sea |url=https://defenceturkey.com/en/content/exercise-mavi%CC%87-vatan-2026-the-turkish-naval-forces-largest-joint-force-at-sea-6524 |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=defenceturkey.com}}[{{Cite web |date=2026-04-11 |title=Mavi Vatan 2026 Reveals Türkiye Unmanned Naval Playbook] {{!}} TURDEF |url=https://turdef.com/article/mavi-vatan-2026-reveals-tuerkiye-unmanned-naval-playbook |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=turdef.com |language=en}} |
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During April 2026, Turkey held its Blue Homeland-2026 (Mavi Vatan-2026) military exercise. The exercise took place from 3 April to 9 April, across the Black Sea, Aegean Sea and Eastern Mediterranean. About 120 ships, 50 aircraft, and 15,000 personnel took part in the exercise, that involved the navy, air force, land forces, and coast guard. The exercise had live-fire drills, mine countermeasure operations, amphibious scenarios, and the integration of unmanned systems such as UAVs and unmanned surface vessels.[{{Cite news |date=2026 |title=The Blue Homeland-2026 exercise concludes with live-fire drills |url=https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/the-blue-homeland-2026-exercise-concludes-with-live-fire-drills/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMUFOQURMMDAwT1hBVkRK}}][{{Cite web |title=Exercise MAVİ VATAN-2026 – The Turkish Naval Forces' Largest Joint Force at Sea |url=https://defenceturkey.com/en/content/exercise-mavi%CC%87-vatan-2026-the-turkish-naval-forces-largest-joint-force-at-sea-6524 |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=defenceturkey.com}}][{{Cite web |date=2026-04-11 |title=Mavi Vatan 2026 Reveals Türkiye Unmanned Naval Playbook |url=https://turdef.com/article/mavi-vatan-2026-reveals-tuerkiye-unmanned-naval-playbook |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=turdef.com |language=en}}] |
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