List of active Turkish Air Force aircraft
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
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
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Combat Aircraft | |||||
F-4 Phantom II | United States | fighter-bomber | F-4E | 19[1] | Upgraded to the F-4 Terminator 2020[2] |
F-16 Fighting Falcon | United States | multirole | F16C/D Block 30 | 35[3] | 93 F-16D used for conversion training - licensed built by TAI[4][3][5] Most of them have been upgraded to the latest Block 50+ standards under the PO-III and F-16 MSM/CCIP Programs as Block 40M and Block 50M.[6] 40 F-16V Block 70 and 79 upgrade kits on order.[7] One used by SoloTürk demonstration team.[8] |
F16C/D Block 40M | 100[1][10] | ||||
F16C/D Block 50M | 70[1][10] | ||||
F16C/D Block 50+ | 29[1][10] | ||||
AEW&C | |||||
E-7 Peace Eagle | United States | AEW | E-7T | 4[11] | Being upgraded with ASELSAN’s ESM/ELINT System, that replaced EL/L-8382.[12] |
Tanker | |||||
KC-135 Stratotanker | United States | aerial refueling | KC-135R | 7[11] | Upgraded to Block 45.1[13] |
Reconnaissance/Electronic warfare | |||||
Bombardier Global Express | Canada | EW/SIGINT/ELINT | Global 6000 | 4 on order.[11] Being developed under HAVA SOJ project by TAI and Aselsan.[14] | |
CASA/IPTN CN-235 | Spain | SIGINT | CN-235M-100 | 3[1] | One used for reconnaissance under Treaty on Open Skies[15]Licensed built by TAI[16] |
Transall C-160 | Germany | EW | C-160T | 1[1][17] | Used for electronic warfare and training.[18] |
Transport | |||||
CASA/IPTN CN-235 | Spain | transport / maritime patrol | CN-235M-100 | 45[18] | 3 used for SAR - licensed built by TAI[16]One used for maritime patrol[19] One used by SoloTürk demonstration team.[20] |
C-130 Hercules | United States | tactical airlifter | C-130B | 6[1] | On going upgrade to C-130EM/BM Erciyes.[23] |
C-130E | 13[1] | ||||
C-130J Super Hercules | United States | tactical airlifter | C4 | 12 planned to be procured from RAF.[24] | |
Airbus A400M Atlas | European Union | strategic airlifter | 10[11] | 6 more planned[25] | |
Cessna Citation II | United States | VIP transport | 550 | 2[15] | |
Cessna Citation III | United States | VIP transport | 650 VII | 2[15] | |
Gulfstream 550 | United States | VIP transport | 1[15] | ||
Helicopters | |||||
Eurocopter AS532 Cougar | France | CSAR | AL | 6[3] | |
SAR | UL | 14[3] | |||
Bell UH-1 Iroquois | United States | utility | UH-1H | 14[1][26] | |
Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk | United States | utility / CSAR | T-70 | 3[27][28] | 3 on order[11][29] Licensed built by TAI[27] |
TAI T625 Gökbey | Turkey | utility | 4 on order.[30] | ||
Trainer Aircraft | |||||
T-38 Talon | United States | jet trainer | T-38M | 68[11] | Upgraded under project ARI to T38M.[31] |
Canadair CF-5 | Canada | jet trainer | NF-5A/B | 13[10] | Used by the Turkish Stars demonstration team[32] |
TAI Hürjet | Turkey | advanced jet trainer | Block 0 | 16 on order. It will replace CF-5 and T38 Talon. [33][34] | |
Block 1 | |||||
TAI Hürkuş | Turkey | advanced basic trainer | B | 55 Hürkuş-2B on order.[35] | |
KAI KT-1 Woongbi | Republic of Korea | advanced basic trainer | KT-1T | 39[11] | Licensed built by TAI.[36] |
PAC MFI-395 Super Mushshak | Pakistan | basic trainer | MFI-395 | 5[37] | 47 on order. It will replace SF.260 and T41 Mescalero. [37] |
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 | Italy | basic trainer | SF.260D | 32[1][38] | Licensed built by TAI.[39] |
Cessna T41 Mescalero | United States | basic trainer | T-41D | 25[18] | |
UAV | |||||
TAI Anka | Turkey | UCAV | B / S | 19[18] | |
TAI Aksungur | Turkey | UCAV | 5[18] | ||
Bayraktar Akıncı | Turkey | UCAV | B | 12[1] |
Note : Six F35 Lightning II owned by the Turkish Air Force are stored in hangar in US.[40]
Future
- Undergoing negotiations between Turkey and USA for F-35 Lightning II for possible acquisition in the future if the S400 issue is solved.[41][42]
- Undergoing negotiations for acquisition of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon from UK. Awaiting Germany's approval for the sale.[43]
- 20 TF KAAN Block 10 developed by TAI is expected to be delivered by 2028-2029.[44]
- Undergoing negotiations for acquisition of new tanker aircraft to replace KC-135. Possibilities are A330 MRTT or KC-46.[45][46]
- Undergoing avionics modernization of CN-235 aircraft which will gain capabilities such as TCAS, IFF Mode 5S, ADS-B OUT, GPS-based Navigation.[47]
- Contract was signed for the avionics modernization of AS532 Cougar between ASELSAN, ASFAT and AIRBUS.[48]
- Anka-3 stealth UCAV developed by TAI is expected to be delivered by 2025.[49]
- Possible acquisition of Bayraktar Kızılelma developed by Baykar unmanned combat aircraft in the future.[50]
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
- Turkish Armed Forces
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