00:00For the first time in 13 years, Turkey and Egypt hold joint naval exercises, a sign of warming ties between the two countries.
00:09Dubbed Friendship of the Sea 2025, the five-day drill is taking place in the eastern Mediterranean,
00:16showcasing strength and cooperation between the region's two largest armies.
00:20The exercise features frigates, submarines, unmanned naval vehicles, helicopters and F-16 fighter jets from both countries' naval and air forces.
00:31It includes joint operational planning, surface and anti-submarine warfare and advanced search and rescue training.
00:39Egypt's military confirmed its forces arrived in Turkey, calling the drills a step to strengthen military cooperation with a brotherly and friendly nation.
00:47Once tense after the 2013 ousting of Egyptian President Morsi, a key Erdogan ally, relations are now on a new path.
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