| AIR FORCES COMMAND Total Personnel: 60.000
Reserves: 65.000
Structure:
Four main commands: 1st Tactical Air Force Command (HQ Eskisehir), 2nd Tactical Air
Force Command (HQ Diyarbakir), Air Training Command, Air Logistics Command.
TACTICAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 50+
Number of units: 0
30 units to be purchased from the U.S. to compensate the attrition losses. The purchase includes 42 GE F-110-129 engines, 60 LAU-129A, 36 LINK-16, 35 AN/APX-113 AIFF, 32 AN/APG-68(V9) radar, 36 JHMCS, 3 LINK-16 Ground Stations and 36 AN/ALQ-178 EWS.
F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 50 Picture
Number of units: 73 (54 C + 19 D)
7 attrition losses. Air Interception and SEAD roles. Peace Onyx II program, assembled in Turkey.
F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 40
Number of units: 101 (87 C + 14 D)
16 attrition losses. Air Interception, Close-in Support, Anti-Tank, Day/Night Precision Strike and Weapon Training roles. Peace Onyx I program, assembled in Turkey.
F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 30
Number of units: 37 (29 C + 8 D)
6 attrition losses. Air Interception and Operation Conversion Unit (OCU) roles. Peace Onyx I program, assembled in Turkey.
F-4E-2020 Terminator Picture
Number of units: 52
2 attrition losses. Stand-off Deep Strike roles. Upgraded jointly with Israel. Specifications of the upgrade:
Structural upgrade: Replacement of wing fold ribs with new stronger parts, new attachment fittings and engine mountings, updated canopy sill bar, replacement of most hydraulic and pneumatic lines and tubes, 20km of wiring replaced (reducing weight by 750kg), fuel tank upgrade with reinforcements. Avionics upgrade: Front cockpit 1 new MFD, rear cockpit 2 new MFDs, new Elop 976 wide angle HUD and HOTAS system, high performance Elta EL/M-2032 ISAR capable high resolution SAR/GMTI multi-mode fire control radar, IAIC mission computer, new navigation equipment including GPS/INS connected to mapping mode, dual MIL-STD-553B databus managing avionics package, Astronautics Central Air Data Computer, new UHF and IFF packages, airborne video tape recorder (AVTR), Elta EL/L-8222 active ECM pod and Mikes (Aselsan) AN/ALQ-178V3 passive embedded SPEWS. Guided Weaponary: AIM-9P/L/M, AGM-65B, AGM-65G1, GBU-8/B HOBOS, GBU-10/12 Paveway-II, Popeye-I.
F-4E Phantom
Number of units: 71
68 attrition losses, retirement, reserved as spare part, dummy or other. Peace Diamond I-II and USAF reserves, to be gradually retired.
RF-4E Phantom Picture
Number of units: 32
Ex-German Air Force and Peace Diamond II program. 18 of them have been upgraded with cockpit system, LOROPS-IR and Elbit E/O cameras.
F-5A/B 2000 Picture
Number of units: 44
4 attrition losses. Used as pre-F-16 LIFT units.
NF-5A/B Freedom Fighter Picture
Number of units: 14
Turkish Stars Air Acrobatic Team.
TOTAL: 424
Note: Turkey officially joined, as a Level 3 partner, the System Development and
Demonstration Phase of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) project. Number of
fighters planned to be purchased is 100.
TRANSPORT/TANKER PLANES
C-130E Hercules Picture
Number of units: 7
To be upgraded under Project Erciyes.
C-130B Hercules
Number of units: 6
With ELINT/SIGINT equipment
C-160T Transall Picture
Number of units: <16
Ex-German Air Force, to be gradually retired.
CN-235-100M Picture
Number of units: 50
27 transport (a few ambulances), 3 VIP, 16 EW, 1 Open Skies, 3 CSAR. Built in Turkey.
KC-135R-CRAG Stratotanker Picture
Number of units: 7
TOTAL (transport only): 78
Note: Turkey, as a partner of the FLA Project, will manufacture parts for and receive 10
A-400M aircraft from 2008 to 2012.
EARLY WARNING AIRCRAFT
B-737-700/MESA THEIK Picture
Number of units: 0
4 will be delivered through 2007-2008 under the Peace Eagle program + 2 optional
HELICOPTERS
UH-1H Iroquois Picture
Number of units: 19
15 SAR+4 EH. To be gradually retired.
AS-532UL Cougar Mk1 Picture
Number of units: 20
14 SAR+6 CSAR copters. Assembled in Turkey.
TOTAL: 29 SAR + 6 CSAR + 4 Electronic Warfare
TRAINING AIRCRAFT
T-38A/2020 Talon
Number of units: 69
Received structural upgrade.
T-37B/C/2020 Tweed
Number of units: 58
Structural upgrade.
SF-260D
Number of units: 38
T-41D Mescalero
Number of units: 28
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
HARPY Attack UAV Picture
Number of units: 107
2 batteries each with 3 trucks and 18 UAVs. 1 test-fired. Range: 500 km.
Heron MALE
Number of units: 0
3 systems each with 1 control station and 3 UAVs will be delivered in 2007-08.
MISSILES
Air-Air
AIM-120A/B AMRAAM
Number of units: 314 (176 AIM 120A + 138 AIM 120B)
AIM-7E Sparrow
Number of units: 367
To be phased out.
AIM-9X Sidewinder
Number of units: 0
127 ordered + 98 optional.
AIM-9B Sidewinder
Number of units: 210
To be phased out.
AIM-9M Sidewinder
Number of units: 500
AIM-9L/I Sidewinder
Number of units: 640
AIM-9S Sidewinder
Number of units: 310
From AIM-9M without IRCCM
AIM-9P3 Sidewinder
Number of units: 750+
Air-Ground Missiles and Pods
AGM-88B Block I HARM
Number of units: <95
AGM-142 Popeye I
Number of units: 99
Max. 150 km. range. Delivered between 1989-2001 in two batches (54+46). Local contribution to second batch (Mikes and Roketsan).
AGM-65G1 Maverick IIR
Number of units: <274
AGM-65A/B Maverick
Number of units: <550
GBU-8/B HOBOS
Number of units: 200
GBU-10/12 Paveway I/II
Number of units: 1200+
Aselsan GBU-10/12 Paveway IIT
Number of units: ?
BLU-107 Durandal
Number of units: 523
AN/AVQ-23 Pave Spike
Number of units: ?
AN/AAQ-14 LANTIRN
Number of units: <40
AN/AAQ-13 LANTIRN
Number of units: <40
TUBITAK-SAGE 500lb/2000lb LGB GBU
Number of units: ?
Indeginously-developed laser-guided bombs.
AN/ALQ-167 ECM pod
Number of units: ?
EL/L-8222 ECM pod
Number of units: ?
AWW-9 data-Link (Popeye) pod
Number of units: ?
The following has been ordered:
200 GBU-31 JDAM
200 GBU-38 JDAM
100 BLU-109
50 AGM-154A-1 JSOW Block-II / BLU-111
54 AGM-154C JSOW-C / Broach
50 CBU-103/CEM WCMD
50 CBU-105/SFW WCMD
50 AGM-84K SLAM-ER
5 AWW-13 data-Link (SLAM-ER) pod
6 EL/M-2055 SAR pod (Heron MALE)
3 AselFLIR-300T EO pod (Heron MALE)
22 AselPod
Note: According to some unofficial/unconfirmed sources, Turkey has placed an order for 50 Delilah Cruise Missiles, also known as Delilah II, which has a 400+km range and evolved from the Delilah I UAV as a result of Israeli-Chinese
cooperation.
Surface-Air
I-Hawk XXI (HAWK-21) (1X3) launchers
Number of units: 48
Includes 8 MPQ-64 Sentinel 3D radar (75 km. range) and Kongsberg (Norway) BOC fire control unit.
MIM-14B Nike Hercules Picture
Number of units: 72
8 squadrons each having 3 batteries and 9 launchers.
Rapier FSB1 launchers Picture
Number of units: 86
85 launchers updated to Rapier B1X level. In addition to the 515 previously-delivered Mk1 missiles, 840 Mk2B
missiles are under delivery. Launchers are accompanied by 40 DN181 Blindfire II radars.
ZIPKIN KMS (1X4 FIM-92 Stinger) Picture
Number of units: ?
Stinger mounted on 4X4 Land Rover 130 armored vehicles. 32 units under delivery.
FIM-92C Stinger RMP
Number of units: 108
Being manufactured in Turkey
Note: Turkey is interested in the Arrow II anti-ballistic missile. US has already
approved, including the Green Pine radar, its sell to Turkey. However, the purchase is
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