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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

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Current inventory

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Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat aircraft
F-16 Fighting Falcon United States multirole F-16C/D Block 30 32[1] Nearly all active aircraft were built under license by TAI.[2][3]

The Block 30s are undergoing F-16 Özgür I program to the Block 30M.[4] Block 40s and 50s 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.[5] 40 F-16 Vipers on order.[6]

93 F-16Ds are used for conversion training.[1] One used by SoloTürk demonstration team.[7]

F-16C/D Block 30M 3[8]
F-16C/D Block 40M 100[9][10]
F-16C/D Block 50M 70[9][10]
F-16C/D Block 50+ 29[9][10]
F-4 Phantom II United States fighter-bomber F-4E 19[9] Upgraded to the F-4 Terminator 2020[11]
AEW&C
E-7 Peace Eagle United States AEW E-7T 4[12] Being upgraded with ASELSAN’s ESM/ELINT System, that replaced EL/L-8382.[5]
Tanker
KC-135 Stratotanker United States aerial refueling KC-135R 7[12] Upgraded to Block 45.1[13]
Reconnaissance/Electronic warfare
Bombardier Global Express Canada EW/SIGINT/ELINT Global 6000 4 on order.[12] Being developed under HAVA SOJ project by TAI and Aselsan.[14]
CASA/IPTN CN-235 Spain SIGINT/ELINT CN-235M-100 3[9] One used for reconnaissance under Treaty on Open Skies[15] Licensed built by TAI[16]
Transall C-160 Germany EW C-160T 1[9][17] Used for electronic warfare and training.[18]
Transport
CASA/IPTN CN-235 Spain transport / maritime patrol/

air ambulance

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]
One leased by the Turkish Naval Forces.[21] One used by the Special Forces.[22]

C-130 Hercules United States tactical airlifter C-130B 6[9] On going upgrade to C-130EM/BM Erciyes.[23]
C-130E 13[9]
C-130J Super Hercules United States tactical airlifter C4 12 planned to be procured from RAF.[5]
Airbus A400M Atlas European Union strategic airlifter 10[12] 6 more planned[5]
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[1]
SAR UL 14[1]
Bell UH-1 Iroquois United States utility UH-1H 13[9][24] 1 crashed in December 2024.[25]
Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk United States utility / CSAR T-70 3[26][27] 3 on order[12][28]

Licensed built by TAI[26]

TAI T625 Gökbey Turkey utility 4 on order.[29]
Trainer aircraft
T-38 Talon United States jet trainer T-38M 68[12] Upgraded under project ARI to T-38M.[30]
Canadair CF-5 Canada jet trainer NF-5A/B 13[10] Used by the Turkish Stars demonstration team[31]
TAI Hürjet Turkey advanced jet trainer Block 0 16 on order. It will replace CF-5 and T-38 Talon.[32][33]
Block 1
TAI Hürkuş Turkey advanced basic trainer B 55 Hürkuş-2B on order.[34]
KAI KT-1 Woongbi Republic of Korea advanced basic trainer KT-1T 39[12] Licensed built by TAI.[30]
PAC MFI-395 Super Mushshak Pakistan basic trainer MFI-395 IIB 10+[35][36] 42 on order. It will replace SF.260 and T-41 Mescalero.[35]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 Italy basic trainer SF.260D 32[9][37] Licensed built by TAI.[38]
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[9]

Note : Six F-35 Lightning II owned by the Turkish Air Force are stored in hangar in US.[39]

Future

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  • Undergoing negotiations between Turkey and USA for F-35 Lightning II for possible acquisition in the future if the S-400 issue is resolved.[40][41] Turkey resubmitted the offer to buy 40 F-35s as US expressed interest to sell the aircraft. Also reported by MOD that US doesnt have any objections regarding S400s.[42][1]
  • Undergoing negotiations for acquisition of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon.[43] Germany approved to start technical meetings, along with other partners of the consortium.[44] In the first stage Turkish Air Force will acquire a Eurofighter from a Gulf country. It is noted that the number can vary from 20 to 12. After that, the number is expected to increase to 40.[45] Germany has approved the assignment of a Temporary Sales Authority for the sale of the aircraft.[46]
  • 20 TF KAAN Block 10 developed by TAI is expected to be delivered by 2028–2029. Expected to replace F-16 Fighting Falcon by mid 2030s.[47][36]
  • Contract for the upgrade program of the second phase of Özgür upgrade program - Özgür-II for the F-16s was signed in IDEF23. Its expected to include Block 30, Block 40 and Block 50 variants.[48]
  • Undergoing negotiations for acquisition of new tanker aircraft to replace KC-135. Possibilities are A330 MRTT or KC-46.[49][50]
  • Undergoing avionics modernization of CN-235 aircraft which will gain capabilities such as TCAS, IFF Mode 5S, ADS-B OUT, GPS-based Navigation.[51]
  • Contract was signed for the avionics modernization of AS532 Cougar between ASELSAN, ASFAT and AIRBUS.[52]
  • 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.[53][54]
  • Possible acquisition of Bayraktar Kızılelma developed by Baykar unmanned combat aircraft in the future.[55]

See also

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References

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