INTERNATIONAL ANATOLIAN EAGLE EXERCISE STARTED AT THE 3rd MAIN JET BASE KONYA:
I went to watch the exercise together with aerial photographers from many countries of the world.
15 countries have participated in the exercise, which started on 02 May 2023 in the city of Konya, which hosts the Turkish Stars, Solo Turk and Anatolian Eagle. A total of 46 education periods, 25 of which were International and 21 were National, were implemented. In this process, 26,000 sorties were made.
The purpose of the military exercise is to increase the joint operations skills of pilots and other military personnel in an environment simulated to real operations, and to ensure that losses are minimized in real operations.
Turkey, NATO (AWAX) England, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Azerbaijan and Pakistan are actively participating in the 2023 exercise. As observers, the USA, Australia, Ethiopia, Morocco, France, Georgia, Sweden, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia, Libya, Malaysia and Oman are participating.
During the day, we watched the preparation of military planes and their take-off and landing from the runway. The show of the planes that could exceed the speed of sound was great. Especially the flights of F-16 and F-4 Phantom planes were magnificent.