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]
AWACS
Boeing 737 AEW&C United States AEW E-7T 4[1]
Tanker
KC-135 Stratotanker United States aerial refueling KC-135R 7[1] Upgraded to Block 45.1[4]
Reconnaissance/Electronic warfare
Transall C-160 Germany ISTAR C-160T 5[5] 2 used for electronic warfare[5]
Super King Air United States ISTAR 350 5[5]
CASA CN-235 Spain ISTAR / SIGINT CN-235M-100 4[5]
Gulfstream G550 United States command and control 2[6]
Bombardier Global Express Canada EW Global 6000 4 on order.[1]
Transport
CASA CN-235 Spain transport / maritime patrol CN-235M-100 45[5] 3 used for SAR - licensed built by TAI[7]One used for maritime patrol.[8]
C-130 Hercules United States tactical airlifter C-130B/E 19[9]
Airbus A400M Multinational strategic airlifter 10[1]
Cessna Citation II United States VIP transport 550 2[5]
Cessna Citation III United States VIP transport 650 VII 2[5]
Gulfstream IV United States VIP transport 3[5]
Helicopters
Bell UH-1 United States utility UH-1H 15[10]
Sikorsky S-70 United States utility / CSAR T-70 1[11] 5 on order[1] Licensed built by TAI.[11]
Eurocopter AS532 France transport/CSAR UL/AL 20[12]
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[13]
TAI Hürjet Turkey advanced jet trainer 16 on order. 12 are optional.[14]
T-38 Talon United States jet trainer T-38M 68[1]
Canadair CF-5 Canada jet trainer NF-5A/B 17[15] Used by the Turkish Stars demonstration team[16]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 Italy basic trainer SF.260D 35[1] licensed built by TAI.[17]
PAC MFI-17 Super Mushshak Pakistan basic trainer MFI-395 4[18] 48 on order
Cessna T41 United States basic trainer T-41D 25[5]
UAV
TAI Anka Turkey UCAV B / S 19[5]
TAI Aksungur Turkey UCAV 5[19]
Bayraktar Akıncı Turkey UCAV B 6[20]
IAI Heron Israel reconnaissance 9[21]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "World Air Forces 2023". Flight Global. Flightglobal Insight. 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Klein and Aloni, Andreas and Schlomo (2009). The 'Kurnass' in IDF/AF Service 1989 until Today. Double Ugly Books.
  3. ↑ "TAI Aircraft". Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Turkish Air Force Receives Modernized KC-135R Tanker Aircraft". Overt Defense. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "The Military Balance 2023". IISS. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Ozbek2008-12-16T16:23:00+00:00, Tolga. "Turkey picks G550 for command and control mission". Flight Global. Retrieved 9 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "Turkey boosts order for CN-235". Flightglobal. 21 October 1998. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  8. ↑ Embraer, In association with. "2024 World Air Forces directory". Flight Global. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "ERCIYES C-130 Modernization Program Will Keep C-130B/E Aircraft in Service Until the 2040s". www.defenceturkey.com. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "The Military Balance 2023". IISS. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  11. 1 2 "First T-70 for the Turkish Air Force". scramble magazine. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "The Military Balance 2023". IISS. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "HÜRKUŞ-2 ilk uçuşuna hazırlanıyor". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "TUSAŞ'a 4+12 adet HÜRJET Siparişi | SavunmaSanayiST" (in Turkish). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  15. ↑ Embraer, In association with. "2024 World Air Forces directory". Flight Global. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  16. ↑ "Seventh Acroteam - Turkish Stars". 15 October 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  17. ↑ Albayrak, Barış; Aydincak, İlke; Dizemen, İ.Evrim; Gürses, Yücel; Haser, A.Bahar. "'Tayyare'Den 'Uçak'A: Bir Montaj Öyküsü (II)" (PDF) (in Turkish). METU Aeronautical Engineering Department. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  18. ↑ Embraer, In association with. "2024 World Air Forces directory". Flight Global. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  19. ↑ Alemdar, Ahmet (12 February 2022). "Deniz ve Hava Kuvvetlerine AKSUNGUR SİHA teslimatı". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  20. ↑ "Turkish Air Force gets Three AKINCI B Armed UAVs into Inventory". TurDef. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  21. ↑ "The Military Balance 2023". IISS. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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