EFES 2026: Turkiye to NATO? or NATO to Turkiye? / Chapter III
The Turkish Armed Forces completed the Efes 2026 Exercise. Turkish defence industry product weapons and systems were extensively used during the operation.
Turkish Air Force News
Analysis
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Analysis
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
EFES 2026: Turkiye to NATO? or NATO to Turkiye? / Chapter-II
The Turkish Armed Forces completed the Efes 2026 Exercise. Turkish defence industry product weapons and systems were extensively used during the operation.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Analysis
EFES 2026: Turkiye to NATO? or NATO to Turkiye? / Chapter-I
The Turkish Armed Forces completed the Efes 2026 Exercise. Turkish defence industry product weapons and systems were extensively used during the operation.
Air
KAAN Block-10 Fighters to be Introduced Between 2027-2029
Turkish MoD stated that the initial production variant of the KAAN fighter jet, KAAN Block-10, will be introduced to the inventory between 2027 and 2029.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
Ex-RAF C-130J for the Turkish Air Force Makes Its Debut
A C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft being refurbished by the Turkish Air Force has been seen for the first time at Marshall Aerospace facilities.
Air
Logistics
Bilateral Relations
Türkiye and the UK sign Eurofighter training support deal
BAE Systems announced a G2G deal covering training, support equipment, and services for the upcoming Eurofighter Typhoon fleet of the Turkish Air Force.
Ammunition
Turkish Air Force gets Smart ammunition HGK-84 kits
Turkish Ministry of National Defence (MoD) announced today that its ASFAT company has delivered Precision Guidance Kits (HGK-84) to the Air Force Command.
Air
Logistics
Turkish MoD for Eurofighter fighters: Training First
MoD confirms personnel training and maintenance infrastructure will precede any Eurofighter delivery to Türkiye, while parallel regional talks continue.
Air
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ Expects Initial Order for 50+ ANKA-III UCAVs
TUSAŞ CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu stated that an initial order of more than 50 ANKA-III UCAVs from the Turkish Air Force is expected as the serial production nears.
Air
Logistics
Sensors
Oman fades out, Qatar fades in with 12 more Eurofighters
Türkiye’s Eurofighter Typhoon sourcing plan may shift from Oman to Qatar, as Ankara weighs 12 additional Tranche 3A aircraft to avoid radar modernisation.
Weapon / Missile
Siper 1 Achieves Full Autonomous Battery Firing Test
Siper 1 has completed its first fully autonomous battery firing, striking its target and demonstrating Türkiye’s growing long-range air defence capability.
Air
Germany and Airbus sign an agreement for the Eurofighter Tranche 5
Germany has agreed to buy 20 Eurofighter planes from Airbus in the latest Tranche 5 configuration. The planes will be delivered between 2031 and 2034.
Air
Logistics
UK begins pre-delivery overhaul for TurAF’s 12 C-130Js
Turkiye receives Royal Air Force’s retired extended-fuselage C-130J-30 transport aircraft. The pre-delivery maintenance has begun in the United Kingdom .
Air
Turkiye Forms New Air Test Units for KAAN and HÜRJET
ARMERKOM and 403rd Squadron were launched at Mürted to institutionalise Türkiye’s indigenous testing and certification of next-generation combat aircraft.
Air
E/W
EDPOD ESM Pod Enters the Turkish Air Force’s Inventory
Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır announced that TÜBİTAK BİLGEM’s EDPOD has entered the inventory of the Turkish Air Force.
Air
Eurofighter Typhoon Procurement: Türkiye Awaits Price Offer
Following Türkiye's formal request, the Turkish MoD has stated that it expects a price bid from BAE Systems to acquire Eurofighter Typhoon fighter planes.
