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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-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]
On going upgrade of Block 30s under F-16 Özgür program to the F-16 Block 30M.[9][10]

F16C/D Block 40M 100[5][10]
F16C/D Block 50M 70[5][10]
F16C/D Block 50+ 29[3][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 4[15] One used for reconnaissance under Treaty on Open Skies[16]Licensed built by TAI[17]
Gulfstream G550 United States Command and control 2[18]
Transall C-160 Germany EW C-160T 1[19][20] Used for electronic warfare and training.[15]
Transport
CASA/IPTN CN-235 Spain transport / maritime patrol CN-235M-100 45[15] 3 used for SAR - licensed built by TAI[17]One used for maritime patrol[21]

One used by SoloTürk demonstration team.[22]
One leased by the Turkish Naval Forces.[23]

C-130 Hercules United States tactical airlifter C-130B 13[24] On going upgrade to C-130EM/BM Erciyes.[24]
C-130E 6[24]
C-130J Super Hercules United States tactical airlifter C4 12 planned to be procured from RAF.[25]
Airbus A400M Atlas European Union strategic airlifter 10[11] 6 more planned[26]
Cessna Citation II United States VIP transport 550 2[15]
Cessna Citation III United States VIP transport 650 VII 2[15]
Gulfstream IV United States VIP transport 3[15]
Helicopters
Eurocopter AS532 Cougar France utility/CSAR UL/AL 20[27]
Bell UH-1 Iroquois United States utility UH-1H 14[28][29]
Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk United States utility / CSAR T-70 2[30][31] 4 on order[11] Licensed built by TAI[30]
TAI T625 Gökbey Turkey utility 4 on order.[32]
Trainer Aircraft
T-38 Talon United States jet trainer T-38M 68[11] Upgraded under project ARI to T38M.[33]
Canadair CF-5 Canada jet trainer NF-5A/B 13[34] Used by the Turkish Stars demonstration team[35]
TAI Hürjet Turkey advanced jet trainer Block 0 16 on order. It will replace CF-5 and T38 Talon. [36][37]
Block 1
TAI Hürkuş Turkey advanced basic trainer B 55 Hürkuş-2B on order.[38]
KAI KT-1 Woongbi Republic of Korea advanced basic trainer KT-1T 39[11] Licensed built by TAI.[39]
PAC MFI-395 Super Mushshak Pakistan basic trainer MFI-395 5[40] 47 on order. It will replace SF.260 and T41 Mescalero. [40]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 Italy basic trainer SF.260D 32[41][42] Licensed built by TAI.[43]
Cessna T41 Mescalero United States basic trainer T-41D 25[15]
UAV
TAI Anka Turkey UCAV B / S 19[15]
TAI Aksungur Turkey UCAV 5[15]
Bayraktar Akıncı Turkey UCAV B 6[15]

Future

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See also

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References

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  19. ^ "The Transall Turns 60". www.airbus.com. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
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  32. ^ "3 yılda 55 adet HÜRKUŞ geliyor! Haluk Görgün HÜRJET ve GÖKBEY için tarih verdi". TRHaber (in Turkish). 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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