Exercise 'Anatolian Eagle 2022'
3rd Main Jet Base Command (3'üncü Ana Jet Üs Komutanligi)
Konya Air Base, Turkey
June 2022
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Supporting officers and planners outside the Anatolian centre attending AE2022. |
In support of AE2022
Supporting particpants included; Akinci UAV, E-7T Peace Eagle (Command and Control - C2), Anka-S UAV (Recce), KC-135R Stratotanker (AAR), E-3A Sentry NATO AWACS and 2 Frigates, plus an array of Surface Based Air Defence (SBAD) systems utilising the Electronic Warfare Test and Training Center (EWTTC) range. |
Baykar Savunma Akinci (Raider) (PT-5) with 341 Filo 'Gölge' (Shadow) based at Batman. |
Left to right: Baykar Savunma Akinci (Raider) (PT-5) with 341 Filo 'Gölge' (Shadow) based at Batman. It is a High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) manufactured in Turkey by Baykar. It entered service with the Turkish Air Force in August 2021 and was attending Anatolian Eagle for the first time. |
Left to right: Akinci (Raider) (PT-5) with 341 Filo. |
Left to right: Akinci (Raider) (PT-5) with 341 Filo. |
Supporting air operations was Turkish Air Force Boeing E-7T Peace Eagle 'Wedgetail' (13-001) named 'Kuzcy' from 131 Filo 'Dragon' based at Konya. |
Left to right: Boeing E-7T Peace Eagle 'Wedgetail' (13-002 'Dogu', 13-001 'Kuzcy' and 13-003 'Güncy') from 131 Filo . |
Left to right: Departing TAI/CASA CN.235M-100 (96-112 '112') of 8 AJÜ, 202 Filo 'Sark' operating from Diyarbakir.
Boeing E-3A NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Force (NAEW&CF) (LX-N90456) normally based at NATO Airbase Geilenkirchen but now on permanent deployment to Konya. |