A bot and paratrooper exercise was successfully carried out near Yılanlı Island, off the Beyşehir Lake in Konya, Turkey in the framework of The International Anatolian Phoenix-2022 Exercise. According to the scenario, an F-16 aircraft destroyed a boat on the lake playing the role of the enemy. During the exercise, paratroopers were parachuted onto the lake from military planes and then transported by helicopters. The exercise included F-16 jets, an S-70 Skorksy helicopter, an AS J 32 helicopter, and a CN 235 Casa aircraft.
The International Anatolian Phoenix-2022 exercise, which was initiated by the Turkish Ministry of National Defense on May 16, will continue until May 27, 2022 with the participation of military units and elements from friendly and allied countries.