List of active Turkish military aircraft is a list of military aircraft in service with the Turkish Armed Forces. Figures are sourced from Flight International (Flightglobal.com).
Turkish Air Force[]
See also: Turkish Air Force
| Aircraft | Photo | Origin | Type | Versions | Quantity[1] | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat aircraft | |||||||
| F-16 Fighting Falcon | 
|
 USA/ Turkey
|
Fighter Aircraft | F-16C F-16D |
179[1] 48[1] |
10 more on order. 9 more on order. | |
| F-4 Phantom II | 
|
USA
|
Fighter Aircraft Reconnaissance |
F-4E RF-4E |
152[1] | 54 upgraded to Terminator 2020 by IAI and TAI.[2] Şimşek upgrade in progress for improved avionics by ASELSAN.[3] | |
| Trainer aircraft | |||||||
| F-5 Freedom Fighter | 
|
USA
|
Trainer Aircraft | F-5A F-5B |
12 | Fleet retired from active service in June 2013. 10 F-5A and 2 F-5B remain in service for Turkish Stars aerobatic display team [4] | |
| T-38 Talon | 
|
USA
|
Trainer Aircraft | T-38A | 67[1] | Upgraded by TAI with modern avionics and safety systems.[5] | |
| T-37 Tweet | 
|
USA
|
Trainer Aircraft | T-37B T-37C |
49[1] | Retired from service. | |
| KAI KT-1 | 
|
 South Korea
|
Trainer Aircraft | KT-1 | 24[1] | 16 more on order. | |
| SF-260 | 
|
 Italy/ Turkey
|
Trainer Aircraft | SF-260D | 36[1] | ||
| Airborne Early Warning, Reconnaissance, Transport and Aerial refueling aircraft | |||||||
| KC-135 Stratotanker | 
|
USA
|
Aerial Refueling | KC-135R | 7[1] | ||
| Boeing 737 AEW&C | 
|
USA
|
Airborne Early Warning and Control | B-737 AEW&C | 0[1] | 4 on order.[1] | |
| CN-235 | 
|
 Spain/ Turkey
|
Electronic Warfare Reconnaissance Cargo Aircraft |
CN235 EW CN235 Recce CN235-100M |
1[1] 1[1] 43[1] |
||
| C-130 Hercules | 
|
USA
|
Cargo Aircraft | C-130B C-130E |
15[1] | 6 aircraft acquired from Saudi Arabia. Being upgraded by TAI.[6] | |
| C-160 Transall | 
|
 Germany
|
Cargo Aircraft | C-160T | 17[1] | ||
| Gulfstream G550 | 
|
USA
|
Command and Control | 2[7] | |||
| Helicopters | |||||||
| Eurocopter Cougar |  France/ Turkey
|
Utility Helicopter | AS-532 | 20[1] | Used primarily for Search & Rescue. | ||
| UH-1 Huey | 
|
USA
|
Utility Helicopter | UH-1H | 63[1] | ||
Turkish Army[]
See also: Turkish Army
For a list of aircraft operated by the Turkish Army see: Modern equipment and uniform of the Turkish Army#Aircraft
[]
See also: Turkish Navy
For a list of aircraft operated by the Turkish Navy see: Turkish Navy#Aircraft
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles[]
See also: Unmanned aerial vehicle
| Aircraft | Photo | Origin | Type | Versions | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAVs | ||||||
| TAI Anka | Turkey
|
Reconnaissance | 5 | Prototypes are undergoing acceptance tests. Turkish Aerospace Industries is negotiating the sale of 10 additional systems to the TuAF | ||
| GNAT 750 | USA
|
Reconnaissance | 22 | |||
| Heron | 
|
 Israel
|
Reconnaissance | 10 | ||
| RQ/MQ-1 Predator | 
|
USA
|
Reconnaissance | 3 | 3 on lease, 6 on order to replace the leased Predators | |
| RQ-7 Shadow | 
|
USA
|
Reconnaissance | Unknown | ||
| Aerostar | 
|
Israel
|
Reconnaissance | Unknown | ||
See also[]
- Modern equipment and uniform of the Turkish Army
- Modern equipment of the Turkish Navy
- Modern equipment of the Turkish Gendarmerie
- Modern equipment of the Turkish Coast Guard
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 "World Air Forces 2013". Flightglobal.com
- ↑ http://gencucus26.blogcu.com/turk-hava-kuvvetlerinin-efsane-ucagi-f-4e-phantom-ii/6046556
- ↑ http://ekonomi.haberturk.com/airport/haber/210308-f4-eler-simdi-daha-guclu
- ↑ Order of battle
- ↑ http://www.tai.com.tr/tr/basin-bultenleri/jet-ucagina-milli-modernizasyon
- ↑ http://www.tai.com.tr/tr/proje/erciyes-c-130
- ↑ "Turkey picks G550 for command and control mission". Flight International, 16 December 2008.
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