Engineering:List of active Turkish Air Force aircraft

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The Turkish Air Force operates a diverse fleet of aircraft, supported by a domestic aerospace industry, such as Turkish Aerospace Industries, that has made contributions to locally produce license-built aircraft and indigenous Unmanned aerial vehicle. The following is a list of currently active military aircraft in the Turkish Air Force.

Aircraft

Current inventory

An F-16 on takeoff from Konya Air Base, during Exercise Anatolian Eagle
A Turkish Bell UH-1H helicopter doing a pass at Çiğli Air Base during Izmir Airshow (2011)
A Turkish CASA CN-235M on takeoff from Çiğli Air Base (LTBL) during Izmir Airshow (2011).
A Turkish Boeing 737 AEW&C on takeoff from Dubai Intl. Airport
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
F-4 Phantom II United States fighter-bomber F-4E 48[1] Upgraded to the F-4 Terminator 2020[2]
F-16 Fighting Falcon United States multirole F-16C/D 243[1] 86 D variants provide conversion training - licensed built by TAI.[3]40 F-16V on order and 79 of existing aircraft will be upgraded to F-16V[4]
AWACS
E-7 Peace Eagle United States AEW E-7T 4[1]
Tanker
KC-135 Stratotanker United States aerial refueling KC-135R 7[1] Upgraded to Block 45.1[5]
Reconnaissance/Electronic warfare
Transall C-160 Germany ISTAR C-160T 5[6] 2 used for electronic warfare[6]
Super King Air United States ISTAR 350 5[6]
CASA CN-235 Spain ISTAR / SIGINT CN-235M-100 4[6]
Gulfstream G550 United States command and control 2[7]
Bombardier Global Express Canada EW Global 6000 4 on order.[1]
Transport
CASA CN-235 Spain transport / maritime patrol CN-235M-100 45[6] 3 used for SAR - licensed built by TAI[8]One used for maritime patrol.[9]
C-130 Hercules United States tactical airlifter C-130B/E 19[10]
Airbus A400M Multinational strategic airlifter 10[1]
Cessna Citation II United States VIP transport 550 2[6]
Cessna Citation III United States VIP transport 650 VII 2[6]
Gulfstream IV United States VIP transport 3[6]
Helicopters
Bell UH-1 United States utility UH-1H 15[11]
Sikorsky S-70 United States utility / CSAR T-70 1[12] 5 on order[1] Licensed built by TAI.[12]
Eurocopter AS532 France transport/CSAR UL/AL 20[13]
Trainer Aircraft
KAI KT-1 Woongbi Republic of Korea basic trainer KT-1T 39[1]
TAI Hürkuş Turkey advanced basic trainer B 1[1] 55 Hürkuş 2 variant on order. 40 are optional[14]
TAI Hürjet Turkey advanced jet trainer 16 on order. 12 are optional.[15]
T-38 Talon United States jet trainer T-38M 68[1]
Canadair CF-5 Canada jet trainer NF-5A/B 17[16] Used by the Turkish Stars demonstration team[17]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 Italy basic trainer SF.260D 35[1] licensed built by TAI.[18]
PAC MFI-17 Super Mushshak Pakistan basic trainer MFI-395 4[19] 48 on order
Cessna T41 United States basic trainer T-41D 25[6]
UAV
TAI Anka Turkey UCAV B / S 19[6]
TAI Aksungur Turkey UCAV 5[20]
Bayraktar Akıncı Turkey UCAV B 6[21]
IAI Heron Israel reconnaissance 9[22]

See also

  • List of active weapons of the Turkish Air Force
  • Modern equipment of the Turkish Land Forces
  • Equipment of the Turkish Navy
  • Equipment of the Turkish Gendarmerie
  • Equipment of the Turkish Coast Guard

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "World Air Forces 2023". Flight Global (Flightglobal Insight). 2023. https://www.flightglobal.com/download?ac=90688. 
  2. ↑ Klein and Aloni, Andreas and Schlomo (2009). The 'Kurnass' in IDF/AF Service 1989 until Today. Double Ugly Books. 
  3. ↑ "TAI Aircraft". https://www.tusas.com/en/products/aircraft. 
  4. ↑ https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/turkiye-f-16-aircraft-acquisition-and-modernization
  5. ↑ "The Turkish Air Force Receives Modernized KC-135R Tanker Aircraft" (in en-CA). 2022-10-21. https://www.overtdefense.com/2022/10/21/the-turkish-air-force-receives-modernized-kc-135r-tanker-aircraft/. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 "The Military Balance 2023" (in en). https://www.iiss.org/publications/the-military-balance/. 
  7. ↑ Ozbek2008-12-16T16:23:00+00:00, Tolga. "Turkey picks G550 for command and control mission" (in en). https://www.flightglobal.com/turkey-picks-g550-for-command-and-control-mission/84381.article. 
  8. ↑ "Turkey boosts order for CN-235". Flightglobal. 1998-10-21. https://www.flightglobal.com/turkey-boosts-order-for-cn-235/23702.article. 
  9. ↑ Embraer, In association with. "2024 World Air Forces directory" (in en). https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/2024-world-air-forces-directory/156008.article. 
  10. ↑ "ERCIYES C-130 Modernization Program Will Keep C-130B/E Aircraft in Service Until the 2040s". https://www.defenceturkey.com/en/content/erciyes-c-130-modernization-program-will-keep-c-130b-e-aircraft-in-service-until-the-2040s-5327. 
  11. ↑ "The Military Balance 2023" (in en). https://www.iiss.org/publications/the-military-balance/. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "First T-70 for the Turkish Air Force". scramble magazine. 2023-01-13. https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/first-t-70-for-the-turkish-air-force. 
  13. ↑ "The Military Balance 2023" (in en). https://www.iiss.org/publications/the-military-balance/. 
  14. ↑ "HÜRKUŞ-2 ilk uçuşuna hazırlanıyor". https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/savunma-sanayisi/hurkus-2-ilk-ucusuna-hazirlaniyor/3101058. 
  15. ↑ "TUSAŞ'a 4+12 adet HÜRJET Siparişi | SavunmaSanayiST" (in tr). 2022-09-22. https://www.savunmasanayist.com/tusasa-412-adet-hurjet-siparisi/. 
  16. ↑ Embraer, In association with. "2024 World Air Forces directory" (in en). https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/2024-world-air-forces-directory/156008.article. 
  17. ↑ "Seventh Acroteam - Turkish Stars". 15 October 2019. https://www.turkyildizlari.tsk.tr/Custom/TurkYildizlariEN/189. Retrieved 2023-11-03. 
  18. ↑ Albayrak, Barış; Aydincak, İlke; Dizemen, İ.Evrim; Gürses, Yücel; Haser, A.Bahar. "'Tayyare'Den 'Uçak'A: Bir Montaj Öyküsü (II)" (in tr). METU Aeronautical Engineering Department. https://www.mmo.org.tr/sites/default/files/f39f8317fbdb198_ek.pdf. 
  19. ↑ Embraer, In association with. "2024 World Air Forces directory" (in en). https://www.flightglobal.com/reports/2024-world-air-forces-directory/156008.article. 
  20. ↑ Alemdar, Ahmet (2022-02-12). "Deniz ve Hava Kuvvetlerine AKSUNGUR SİHA teslimatı" (in tr). https://www.defenceturk.net/deniz-ve-hava-kuvvetlerine-aksungur-siha-teslimati. 
  21. ↑ "Turkish Air Force gets Three AKINCI B Armed UAVs into Inventory". TurDef. 2023-08-24. https://www.turdef.com/article/turkish-air-force-gets-three-akinci-b-armed-uavs-into-inventory. 
  22. ↑ "The Military Balance 2023" (in en). https://www.iiss.org/publications/the-military-balance/. 

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