List of 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 military aircraft in the Turkish Air Force.

Contents

Aircraft

Current inventory

AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Combat aircraft
F-16 Fighting Falcon Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Turkey.svg  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 & 50 173 [1]
F-16C/D Block 50+ 29 [1]
F-16C/D Block 70 40 on order [1]
Eurofighter Typhoon Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 		Multirole Tranche 4 32 on orderFull integration with domestic munitions. 12 T3 are being upgraded to T4 standard. [8] [9]
Tranche 3A 24 on order
F-4 Phantom II Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 		Fighter-bomber F-4E Terminator 2020 19Upgraded by Israeli Military Industries [10]
AEW&C
E-7 Peace Eagle Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States AEW&C E-7T 4 [1] Being upgraded with ASELSAN’s ARES-2A ESM/ELINT System, that replaced EL/L-8382. [4]
Electronic warfare / Reconnaissance
C-160 Flag of Europe.svg  European Union EW C-160T 1 [11] Used for electronic warfare. [12]
Global Express Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 		EW/SIGINT/ELINT Global 6000 4 on order [1]
Tanker
KC-135 Stratotanker Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Aerial refueling KC-135R 7 [1] Upgraded to Block 45.1 [13]
Transport
A400M Atlas Flag of Europe.svg  European Union Strategic airlifter A400M-180 10 [1] Built in co-op with TAI
C-160 Tactical airlifter C-160T 1 [14] Underwent modernizations by TAI. [15] One used by the Turkish Stars demonstration team. [16]
C-130 Hercules Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States C-130BM / C-130EM 17 [1] 6 C-130BM and 11 C-130EM variants. Ongoing upgrade to C-130EM/BM Erciyes. [17]
C-130J Super Hercules C-130J-30 12 on orderBeing retrofitted by RAF. [18]
CN-235 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 		Airlift/MPA/Air ambulance CN-235M-100 41 [1] 1 used for reconnaissance under Treaty on Open Skies, [19] 3 used for SAR - licensed built by TAI. [20] 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]
Helicopters
AS532 Cougar Flag of France.svg  France CSAR AL 6 [1] License built by TAI. A contract was signed for the avionics modernization between ASELSAN, ASFAT and AIRBUS. [25]
SAR UL 15 [1]
UH-1 Iroquois Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Utility UH-1H 56 [1]
S-70 Black Hawk T-70 6
T625 Gökbey Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 15 on order [1]
Trainer aircraft
SF.260 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Basic trainer SF.260D 34 [1] Licensed built by TAI. [26]
MFI-395 Super Mushshak Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan MFI-395 IIB 39 [1]
KT-1 Woongbi Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Advanced trainer KT-1T 40 [1] Licensed built by TAI. [27]
TAI Hürkuş Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2B 55 on order [1]
T-38 Talon Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Jet trainer T-38M 68 [1] Upgraded under project ARI to T-38M. [27]
CF-5A/B Freedom Fighter Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 		Aerobatics F-5/2000 18 [28] Upgraded by Israeli Military Industries. Used by the Turkish Stars demonstration team [29]
TAI Hürjet Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Advanced jet trainer Block 0 16 on order. [1]
Block 1
UAV
TAI Anka Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey UCAV B / S 36 [30]
Bayraktar Akinci B 20 [31]
TAI Aksungur 5 [12]
TAI Anka-3 Stealth UCAVon order. [32] [33]

Note : 6 F-35A Lightning II owned by the Turkish Air Force are stored in a hangar in the U.S. [34]

Future

Retired aircraft

Retired aircraft of the forces. Includes the Ottoman Aviation Squadrons inventory: [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50]

European & Local made

US-made

See also

References

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