• Source: List of active 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 active military aircraft in the Turkish Air Force.




Aircraft






= Current inventory

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Note : Six F35 Lightning II owned by the Turkish Air Force are stored in hangar in US.




Future


Undergoing negotiations between Turkey and USA for F-35 Lightning II for possible acquisition in the future if the S400 issue is resolved.
Undergoing negotiations for acquisition of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon. Germany approved to start technical meetings, along with other partners of the consortium. 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.Germany has approved the assignment of a Temporary Sales Authority for the sale of the aircraft.
20 TF KAAN Block 10 developed by TAI is expected to be delivered by 2028-2029. Expected to replace F16 Fighting Falcon by mid 2030s.
Undergoing negotiations with US for the second phase of Özgür upgrade program - Özgür-II for the F-16s. Contract for the upgrade program was signed in IDEF23. Its expected to include Block 30, Block 40 and Block 50 variants.
Undergoing negotiations for acquisition of new tanker aircraft to replace KC-135. Possibilities are A330 MRTT or KC-46.
Undergoing avionics modernization of CN-235 aircraft which will gain capabilities such as TCAS, IFF Mode 5S, ADS-B OUT, GPS-based Navigation.
Contract was signed for the avionics modernization of AS532 Cougar between ASELSAN, ASFAT and AIRBUS.
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.
Possible acquisition of Bayraktar Kızılelma developed by Baykar unmanned combat aircraft in the future.




See also


List of active weapons of the Turkish Air Force
Satellites of Turkey
Modern equipment of the Turkish Land Forces
Equipment of the Turkish Navy
Equipment of the Turkish Gendarmerie
Equipment of the Turkish Coast Guard
Turkish Armed Forces




References






External links


Official website

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