Pakistan Navy ATR aircraft participate in an international exercise, Mavi Balina -2024, at Dalaman, Türkiye. This Turkish-led international multilateral Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise bringing together over 30 platforms, ships, submarines, aircraft, and UAVs was conducted in the Eastern Mediterranean with a focus on submarine operations and ASW procedures. Participants include naval and air force assets from Türkiye, NATO, the USA, Pakistan, Greece, and Special Operations Forces (SOF) teams from Türkiye and Azerbaijan.
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Pakistan Navy has always taken part in this exercise and the Harbour Phase interactions include mutual visits, tabletop discussions, and planning sessions. The exercise was completed with detailed analysis sessions with an extensive Sea Phase. The active participation of the Pakistan Navy in the exercise mirrors its steady commitment to strengthening bonds with Türkiye as well as other leading navies.
Indeed, these friendships deepen their interoperability and mutual training while ensuring resilience in the defense of shared interests as valued comrades-in-arms fraying the edges of peace in the region.