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Zitat:Turkish Navy Demonstrates New Capabilities in Baltic During NATO’s Steadfast Dart 2026
Published on 21/02/2026
By Tayfun Ozberk
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Turkish Navy Demonstrates New Capabilities in Baltic During NATO's Steadfast Dart 2026
A Bayraktar TB-3 combat drone taking off from the ski-jump ramp of TCG ANADOLU (Credit: Turkish Navy)
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The Turkish Navy deployment to the Baltic Sea marks a significant milestone in both Türkiye’s NATO contributions and the operational employment of Bayraktar TB3 carrier-based combat drones.
The Turkish Navy has deployed one of its most capable task groups to the Baltic Sea for NATO’s Steadfast Dart 2026 exercise, conducting the first operational use of armed drones from a flat-deck ship in Alliance history. The deployment represents Türkiye’s largest naval presence in the Baltic region and demonstrates the fleet’s ability to project power across approximately 8,000 kilometers from its homeland.
Steadfast Dart 2026, running from January 2 to March 18, is NATO’s premier joint deployment exercise for 2026. Hosted by Germany under NATO’s Joint Force Command Brunssum, the exercise involves approximately 10,000 personnel from 11 member states. It is designed to validate the newly established Allied Reaction Force’s (ARF) rapid reinforcement capabilities across land, sea, air, space, and cyber domains. Notably, no U.S. forces participated in this iteration, a development some observers interpret as testing NATO’s operational capacity independent of American conventional support amid shifting transatlantic security dynamics.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...dart-2026/
Zitat:NATO Deploys TCG Anadolu to Latvia Under Eastern Sentry
NATO has deployed Türkiye’s drone carrier TCG Anadolu to the Latvian coast under Operation Eastern Sentry, reinforcing air surveillance and air defense along the Alliance’s eastern flank amid continued airspace violations attributed to Russia.
February 20, 2026Clash Report
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NATO Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum confirmed on 20 February 2026 that Türkiye’s drone carrier TCG Anadolu is deploying toward Latvia’s coast as part of Operation Eastern Sentry, placing the vessel under NATO Air Command authority.
The move comes amid sustained concerns over repeated airspace violations attributed to Russia along NATO’s eastern frontier.
https://clashreport.com/defense/articles...5uxrkmpejc