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Türkiye Joins NATO’s Neptune Strike Exercise With Amphibious Forces

The task group included three ships, three TB-3 unmanned combat aerial vehicles and one battalion of amphibious assault forces.

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Turkish naval vessels sail in formation in the Ionian Sea during an exercise / EconoTimes.ai
Turkish naval vessels sail in formation in the Ionian Sea during an exercise / EconoTimes.ai

A Turkish naval group of three vessels and one battalion of amphibious assault forces took part in NATO’s Enhanced Vigilance Activity Neptune Strike 2026/4, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said Thursday.

The exercise covered the North Sea, Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea. The ministry identified the formation as the Anadolu Naval Task Group.

Its ships were the multipurpose amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu, frigate TCG Gaziantep and submarine TCG Gur. The ministry also listed three TB-3 unmanned combat aerial vehicles and one battalion of amphibious assault forces.

Anadolu Agency reported that the ministry shared exercise footage and posted its statement on NSosyal, a Turkish social media platform.

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