List of Turkish Air Force aircraft

See also: List of equipment of the Turkish Air Force and Military equipment of Turkey

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
Combat aircraft
F-16 Fighting Falcon  United States
 Turkey 		Multirole F-16C/D Block 30TM 35[1] Nearly all active aircraft were built under license by TAI.[2][3]
Block 30s are being upgraded to 'TM' standard. Block 40s and 50s have been upgraded under the PO-III and F-16 MSM/CCIP to Block 50+ standard.[4] They will further be upgraded under F-16 Özgür program which is already being applied to Block 30s.[5] 60 F-16Ds are used for conversion training.[6] One used by SoloTürk demonstration team.[7]
F-16C/DM Block 40 & 50 172[8]
F-16C/D Block 50+ 29[8]
F-16C/D Block 70 40 on order.[9]
Typhoon  United Kingdom
 Germany
 Italy
 Spain 		Multirole Typhoon Tranche 3A 24 on order Full integration with domestic munitions.[10]
Typhoon Tranche 4 20 on order
F-4 Phantom II  United States
 Israel 		Fighter-bomber F-4E Terminator 2020 19[8] Upgraded by Israeli Military Industries[11]
AEW&C
E-7 Peace Eagle  United States AEW&C E-7T 4[12] Being upgraded with ASELSAN’s ARES-2A ESM/ELINT System, that replaced EL/L-8382.[4]
Global 6000S SOJ  United States AEW&C SOJ 2[13] On March 15 Presidency of Defense Industries announced that two green Bombardier Global 6000s had been delivered to the facilities of Turkish Aerospace to undergo modification to the Hava SOJ (air stand-off jammer) configuration. Some early graphics had depicted the system hosted on a Gulfstream platform.
Electronic warfare / Reconnaissance
CN-235  Spain
 Indonesia 		SIGINT/ELINT CN-235M-100 2[14] One used for reconnaissance under Treaty on Open Skies[15] Licensed built by TAI[16]
C-160  European Union EW/Trainer C-160T 1[17] Used for electronic warfare and training.[18]
Global Express  Canada
 Turkey 		EW/SIGINT/ELINT Global 6000 4 on order.[14] Being developed under HAVA SOJ project by TAI and Aselsan.[19]
Tanker
KC-135 Stratotanker  United States Aerial refueling KC-135R 7[14] Upgraded to Block 45.1[20]
Transport
A400M Atlas  European Union Strategic airlifter A400M-180 10[14] Built in co-op with TAI
CN-235  Spain
 Indonesia 		Airlift/MPA/Air ambulance CN-235M-100 40[14] 3 used for SAR - licensed built by TAI.[16] One used for maritime patrol.[21] One used by SoloTürk demonstration team.[22] One used by the Special Forces.[23] Undergoing avionics modernization as TCAS, IFF Mode 5S, ADS-B OUT, GPS-based Navigation.[24]
C-160  European Union Tactical airlifter C-160T 1[1] Underwent modernizations by TAI.[25] One used by the Turkish Stars demonstration team.[26]
C-130 Hercules  United States C-130BM 6[14] On going upgrade to C-130EM/BM Erciyes.[27]
C-130EM 11[14]
C-130J Super Hercules C-130J 12 C.4 (C-130J-30) variants are to be procured from RAF.[28]
Citation II VIP transport 550 2[15]
Citation III 650 VII 2[15]
Gulfstream 550 C-37B 1[15]
Helicopters
AS532 Cougar  France CSAR AL 6[14] License built by TAI
SAR UL 14[14]
UH-1 Iroquois  United States Utility UH-1H 13[8][29][30]
S-70 Black Hawk T-70 7[31][32][33] .[12][34] Licensed built by TAI[31]
T625 Gökbey  Turkey 4 on order.[14]
Trainer aircraft
SF.260  Italy Basic trainer SF.260D 34[14] Licensed built by TAI.[35]
T-41 Mescalero  United States T-41D 25[18]
MFI-395 Super Mushshak  Pakistan MFI-395 IIB 52[14] .[14] It will replace SF.260 and T-41 Mescalero.
KT-1 Woongbi  South Korea Advanced trainer KT-1T 39[14] 15 on order.[14] Licensed built by TAI.[36]
TAI Hürkuş  Turkey 2B 1[14] 14+40 on order.[14]
T-38 Talon  United States Jet trainer T-38M 68[14] Upgraded under project ARI to T-38M.[36]
TAI Hürjet  Turkey Advanced jet trainer Block 0 16 on order.[14] It will replace CF-5 and T-38 Talon.
Block 1
CF-5A/B Freedom Fighter  Canada
 Israel 		Aerobatics F-5/2000 18[14] Upgraded by Israeli Military Industries. Used by the Turkish Stars demonstration team[37]
UAV
TAI Anka  Turkey UCAV B / S 36[38]
Bayraktar Akıncı B 20[39]
TAI Aksungur 5[18]
TAI Anka-3 Stealth UCAV on order.[40][41]

Note : 6 F-35A Lightning II owned by the Turkish Air Force are stored in a hangar in the U.S.[42]

Future

  • Undergoing negotiations between Turkey and USA for F-35A Lightning II for possible acquisition in the future if the S-400 issue is resolved.[43][44] Turkey resubmitted the offer to buy 40 F-35s as US expressed interest to sell the aircraft.[45]
  • Defense Ministry, has confirmed the signing of a contract to purchase 40 F-16V Block 70s from the United States.[46]
  • Undergoing negotiations for acquisition of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon.[47] Germany approved to start technical meetings, along with other partners of the consortium and has approved the assignment of a Temporary Sales Authority for the sale of the aircraft.[48][49] Memorandum of understanding signed between Turkey and the United Kingdom.[50]
  • 20 TF KAAN Block 10 developed by TAI is expected to be delivered by 2028–2030. Expected to replace F-16 Fighting Falcon by mid 2030s.[51][52]
  • Contract for the upgrade program of the second phase of Özgür upgrade program - Özgür-II for the F-16C/D was signed in IDEF23. Its expected to include Block 30, Block 40 and Block 50 variants.[53]
  • Undergoing negotiations for acquisition of new tanker aircraft to replace KC-135R. Possibilities are A330 MRTT or KC-46A.[54][55]
  • Contract was signed for the avionics modernization of AS532AL/UL Cougar between ASELSAN, ASFAT and AIRBUS.[56]
  • Anka-3 stealth UCAV developed by TAI is expected to be delivered by 2025 for testing purposes. Mass production deliveries expected to start by 2026.[57][40]
  • Possible acquisition of Bayraktar Kızılelma developed by Baykar unmanned combat aircraft in the future.[58]
  • Possible acquisition of C-390 Millennium transport aircraft in future, after it was offered by Embraer for TAF.[59]

Retired aircraft

Retired aircraft of the forces. Includes the Ottoman Aviation Squadrons inventory:[60][61][62][63][64][65][66]

European & Local made

US-made

See also

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