The Turkish Navy has conducted the Deniz Kurdu-II/24 naval exercise between 7 and 18 May in the Mediterranean Sea. 

During the exercise 94 naval ships, 7 Unmanned surface vehicles, 8 submarines, 10 ASW patrol aircraft, 16 naval helicopters, 28 UCAVs of the Turkish Navy took part. Furthermore 26 fighter aircraft, 1 AWACS, 1 A-400M cargo aircraft and one target towing aircraft of the Turkish Air Force took part in the exercise too.