List of Turkish Air Force aircraft
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.
Aircraft
Current inventory
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | |||||
| F-16 Fighting Falcon | .png){kind=small} United States Turkey |
Multirole | F-16C/D Block 30TM | 34[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] 1 used by SoloTürk demonstration team.[7] |
| F-16C/DM Block 40 & 50 | 172[1] | ||||
| F-16C/D Block 50+ | 29[1] | ||||
| F-16C/D Block 70 | 40 on order[1] | ||||
| Eurofighter Typhoon | .svg.png){kind=small} United Kingdom Germany Italy Spain |
Multirole | Tranche 3A | 24 on order[8] | Full integration with domestic munitions. T3s will be upgraded to T4 standard. 20 more on option.[9][10]According to the Turkish Presidency's Directorate of Communications, the agreement also includes an option for 20 additional aircraft.[11] |
| Tranche 5 | 20 on order[12][13] | ||||
| F-4 Phantom II | United States Israel |
Fighter-bomber | F-4E Terminator 2020 | 30 | Upgraded by Israeli Military Industries[14] 18 more in reserve. |
| KAAN | Turkey |
Stealth Multirole | Block 10 | 20 on order[15] | According to TAI executives, the company will supply limited-capacity 20 Kaan Block 10 by 2028. Total 300.[16] |
| AEW&C | |||||
| E-7 Peace Eagle | United States Turkey |
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 | |||||
| CN-235 | Spain Indonesia Turkey |
Surveillance | CN-235M-100 | 2 | 1 used for reconnaissance under Treaty on Open Skies,[17] 1 used for maritime patrol.[18] |
| Global Express | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada Turkey |
EW/SIGINT/ELINT | Hava SOJ | 4 on order | Airframe modified by TUSAŞ. Mission systems of Aselsan. [1] |
| Tanker | |||||
| KC-135 Stratotanker | United States |
Aerial refueling | KC-135R | 7[1] | Upgraded to Block 45.1[19] |
| Transport | |||||
| C-17 Globemaster III | United States |
Strategic airlifter | Block 21 | 1 | Leased from Qatar Emiri Air Force[20] |
| A400M Atlas |  European Union Turkey |
A400M-180 | 10[1] | Built in co-op with TAI | |
| C-130 Hercules | United States |
Tactical airlifter | C-130EM/BM Erciyes | 17[1] | 6 C-130BM and 11 C-130EM variants. All upgraded by TAI.[21] |
| C-130J Super Hercules | C-130J-30 | 12 on order | Being retrofitted by RAF.[22] | ||
| CN-235 | Spain Indonesia Turkey |
Airlift/Air ambulance | CN-235M-100 | 41[1] | All licensed built by TAI.[23] One used by SoloTürk demonstration team.[24] Three used by the Special Forces for SAR.[25] Undergoing avionics modernization as TCAS, IFF Mode 5S, ADS-B OUT, GPS-based Navigation.[26] |
| Helicopters | |||||
| AS532 Cougar |  France |
CSAR | AL | 6[1] | License built by TAI. A contract was signed for the avionics modernization between ASELSAN, ASFAT and AIRBUS.[27] |
| SAR | UL | 15[1] | |||
| UH-1 Iroquois | United States |
Utility | UH-1H | 56[1] | Some underwent avionics modernization. |
| S-70 Black Hawk | T-70 | 6 | Produced under license by TAI | ||
| T625 Gökbey | Turkey |
6 [28][29][30] | First indigenous helicopter. | ||
| Trainer aircraft | |||||
| SZD-50 Puchacz |  Poland |
Glider | SZD-50-3 Puchacz | 20[31] | Owned by Turkish Aeronautical Association.[32] |
| SF.260 | Italy Turkey |
Basic trainer | SF.260D | 34[1] | Licensed built by TAI.[33] |
| MFI-395 Super Mushshak |  Pakistan |
MFI-395 IIB | 52 | ||
| KT-1 Woongbi |  South Korea |
Advanced trainer | KT-1T | 40[1] | Licensed built by TAI.[34] |
| TAI Hürkuş | Turkey |
2B | 55 on order[1] | ||
| T-38 Talon | United States |
Jet trainer | T-38M | 68[1] | Upgraded under project ARI to T-38M.[34] |
| CF-5A/B Freedom Fighter | Canada Israel |
Aerobatics | F-5/2000 | 18[35] | Upgraded by Israeli Military Industries. Used by the Turkish Stars demonstration team[36] |
| TAI Hürjet | Turkey |
Advanced jet trainer | Block 1 | 16 on order[1] | First indigenous jet aircraft. |
| UAV | |||||
| TAI Anka | Turkey |
UCAV | B / S | 36[37] | |
| Bayraktar Akinci | B | 20[38] | |||
| TAI Aksungur | 5[39] | ||||
Future
- 6 F-35A Lightning II owned by the Turkish Air Force are stored in a hangar in the U.S.[40]
- Undergoing negotiations for acquisition of new tanker aircraft to replace KC-135R. Possibilities are A330 MRTT or KC-46A.[41][42]
- Possible acquisition of Bayraktar Kızılelma developed by Baykar unmanned combat aircraft in the future.[43]
- Possible acquisition of C-390 Millennium transport aircraft in future, after it was offered by Embraer for TAF.[44]
Retired aircraft
Retired aircraft of the forces. Includes the Ottoman Aviation Squadrons inventory:[45][46][47][48][49][50][51]
European & Local made
- AEG C.IV
- Airco DH.9
- Airspeed Oxford
- Albatros B.I
- Albatros C.I
- Albatros C.III
- Albatros C.XV
- Albatros D.III
- Albatros D.V
- Aviatik B.I
- Avro 504
- Avro Anson
- Blériot XI
- Blériot-SPAD S.51
- Bristol Beaufighter
- Bristol Beaufort
- Bristol Blenheim
- Bristol Prier monoplane
- Bristol Scout
- Breguet XIV
- Breguet XIX
- Caproni Ca.3
- Caudron C.27
- Caudron C.59
- Caudron G.3
- Caquot kite balloon
- De Havilland Mosquito
- de Havilland Dragon
- Deperdussin TT
- Dewoitine D.21
- DFW C.V
- DFW Mars
- Etrich Taube
- Fairey Battle
- Farman MF.7
- Fleet Model 1
- Fiat R.2
- Focke-Wulf Fw 44
- Focke-Wulf Fw 58
- Focke-Wulf Fw 190
- Fokker Eindecker
- Fokker D.VII
- General Aircraft Monospar
- Gotha Go 145
- Gotha WD.2
- Gotha WD.12
- Gotha WD.14
- Gotha WD.15
- Halberstadt C.V
- Halberstadt D.II
- Halberstadt D.V
- Hawker Hurricane
- Heinkel He 111
- Hanriot H.180
- Junkers A 35
- Junkers F 13
- Koolhoven F.K.49
- Letov Š-16
- LVG B.I3
- Messerschmitt Bf 109
- Miles Magister
- Miles Master
- MKEK-4
- Nieuport 17
- Nieuport 24
- Nieuport 27
- Nieuport-Delage NiD 42
- Morane-Saulnier AR
- Morane-Saulnier M.S.406
- Morane-Saulnier MoS-50
- Nuri Demirağ Nu D.36
- Parseval-Sigsfeld kite balloon
- Pfalz D.III
- Polikarpov Po-2
- Polikarpov R-5
- Potez 25
- PZL P.24
- REP Type N
- Rohrbach Ro III
- Rumpler B.I
- Rumpler C.I
- Rumpler C.IV
- Savoia-Marchetti S.59
- Short Type 184
- SPAD S.XIII
- Supermarine Southampton
- Supermarine Spitfire
- Supermarine Walrus
- THK-2
- THK-4
- THK-5
- THK-09
- Tupolev ANT-9
- Westland Lysander
- Vickers Viscount
- Voisin III
US-made
- A-26 Invader
- B-24 Liberator
- C-45 Expeditor
- C-47 Skytrain
- C-54 Skymaster
- F-84F Thunderstreak
- F-5 Freedom Fighter
- F-84 Thunderjet
- F-86 Sabre
- F-100 Super Sabre
- F-102 Delta Dagger
- F-104 Starfighter
- H-1 Cobra
- H-13 Sioux
- H-19 Chickasaw
- H-55 Osage
- H-58 Kiowa
- MQ-1 Predator
- PA-18 Super Cub
- P-40 Warhawk
- P-47 Thunderbolt
- RQ-7 Shadow
- T-6 Texan
- T-11 Kansan
- T-33 Shooting Star
- T-34 Mentor
- T-37 Tweet
- T-41 Mescalero
- Curtiss BF2C Goshawk
- Curtiss Falcon
- Curtiss Fledgling
- Curtiss-Wright CW-22
- General Atomics Gnat
- Martin B-10
- Martin B-26 Marauder
- Martin Baltimore
- Vultee V-11
See also
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