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Order of Battle - Turkey
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The list below provides an overview of military aircraft types operated by Turkish armed forces and the (primary) roles they fulfil.

  Turkish Air Force
17x   AS532AL Cougar   search and rescue
13x   C-130B/E Hercules   tactical transport
16x   C-160D Transall   tactical transport
2x   Ce-550 Citation   VIP transport
2x   Ce-650 Citation   VIP transport
48x   CN-235-100M   tactical transport
120x   F-4E(-2020) Phantom   air defence
50x   (N)F-5A Freedom Fighter   ground attack
25x   (N)F-5B Freedom Fighter   operational conversion
195x   F-16C Fighting Falcon   multi-role
  "          "   +30 on order
41x   F-16D Fighting Falcon   operational conversion
3x   Gulfstream IV   VIP transport
7x   KC-135R   air-to-air refueling
32x   RF-4E Phantom   reconnaissance
38x   SF-260D Marchetti   basic flying trainer
55x   T-37C Tweet   basic flying trainer
70x   T-38A Talon   advanced flying trainer
25x   T-41D Mescalero   basic flying trainer
20x   UH-1H Iroquois   search and rescue
   
  Turkish Army
12x   AB204B   utility
30x   AB205A   utility
1x   AB212   VIP transport
30x   AH-1 Cobra   anti-armour attack
18x   AS532UL Cougar   combat search and rescue
7x   Beech 200 King Air   VIP transport
25x   Bell 206 Jetranger   basic flying training
8x   Cessna 421B/C   VIP transport
25x   Hughes 269C/300C   basic flying training
3x   OH-58B Kiowa   battlefield observation
50x   S-70A Blackhawk   medium-lift transport
25x   T-41D Mescalero   basic flying training
6x   T-42A Cochise   basic flying training
30x   U-17B Skywagon   basic flying training
30x   UH-1H Iroquois   utility
   
  Turkish Navy
8x   AB212ASW/EW   anti-submarine warfare & electronic warfare
6x   CN-235-100MP   maritime patrol
7x   S-70B Seahawk   anti-submarine warfare
7x   TB-20 Trinidad   basic flying training
   
  Future orders
10x   Airbus A400M   deliveries from 2009
10x   ATR-72-500MPA   delivery date(s) unknown
4x   Boeing 737 AEW&C Wedgetail   deliveries from 2010
40x   KT-1 Ungbi   deliveries from 2008
51x   T-129 Mangusta   deliveries from 2012
   
Remarks
  • The T-37s will be replaced by the KAI KT-1 Ungbi from 2008.
  • Turkey has requested approval to buy 10 CH-47 Chinooks.
  • In 2007 Turkey signed an agreement for the purchase of 100 F-35 Lightnings.
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