27.01.2004, 13:27
Turkey:
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
TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS
F 16C/D Fighting Falcon Block 50 - 76 - Peace Onyx II program, assembled in Turkey.
F 16C/D Fighting Falcon Block 40 - 107 - Peace Onyx I program, assembled in Turkey.
F 16C/D Fighting Falcon Block 30 - 37 - Peace Onyx I program, assembled in Turkey.
F 4E 2020 Terminator - 52 - Upgraded jointly with Israel
F 4E Phantom - 96 - Peace Diamond I&II+USAF reserves.
RF 4E Phantom - 37 - Ex-German Air Force and Peace Diamond II program
F 5A/B 2000 - 20 - +28 under upgrade process which is to be completed by June 2006
(N)F 5A/B Freedom Fighter - 52 - Including ones to be upgraded
RF 5A - 20
TOTAL: 497
Note: Turkey officially joined, as a Level 3 partner, the System Development and Demonstration Phase of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) project. Unconfirmed number of fighters planned to be purchased after 2010 is 150.
OTHER EQUIPMENT
TRANSPORT/TANKER PLANES
TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS
C 130E Hercules - 7 - 2 with ELINT/SIGINT Equipment. Possible upgrade program
C 160T Transall - 17 - Ex Luftwafe
C 130B Hercules - 5 - Possible ECM equipment
CN 235M - 49 - 3 VIP/16 EW, built in Turkey
KC 135R Stratotanker - 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
TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS
Boeing 737 AEW&C - 0 - 4 will be delivered by 2007 + 2 optional
HELICOPTERS
TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS
UH1H Iroquois - 40 - 15 of them are SAR-capable
AS532UL Cougar Mk1 - 20 - 14 SAR+6 CSAR copters. Assembled in Turkey.
TOTAL: 60
TRAINING AIRCRAFT
TYPE-NUMBER
T38A Talon - 69
T37B/C Tweety Bird - 53
SF260D - 39
T41D Mescalero - 30
MISSILES
TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS
Air-Air
AIM 120A/B AMRAAM - 314 - 176 AIM 120A + 138 AIM 120B
AIM 7E/F Sparrow - 130+
AIM 9M Sidewinder - 500
AIM 9L/I Sidewinder - 640
AIM 9S Sidewinder - 310 - From AIM-9M without IRCCM
AIM 9P3 Sidewinder - 750+
Air-Ground
AGM 88B HARM - 96
Popeye I - 100 - 75 km. Range
Popeye II - ? - 150 km. Range. Co-production agreement with Israel
Popeye III Turbo - 0 - 350 km. Range. Co-production deal was included in the Popeye II agreement. Status unknown. Probably will enter inventory by 2005
Delilah Cruise Missile - 0 - There is a co-production agreement with Israel and expected date of the first delivery is early 2005. Also known as Delilah II, the missile has a 400+km range and it evolved from the Delilah I UAV as a result of Israeli-Chinese cooperation
AGM 65G Maverick IIR - 274
AGM 65A/B Maverick - 550
GBU 8/B HOBOS - 200
Paveway I&II - 1.200
BLU 107 Durandal - 523
AN/AVQ 23 Pave Spike - ?
AN/AAQ 14 LANTIRN - 40
AN/AAQ 13 LANTIRN - 40
Surface-Air
I-Hawk PIP III (1X3) launchers - 0 - 48 launchers to be delivered in 2004. Eight batteries with 6 launchers and 3 missiles each
MIM14B Nike Hercules - 72 - 8 squadrons each having 3 batteries and 9 launchers
Rapier FSB1 launchers - 86 - 78 launchers updated to Rapier B1X level. 840 additional Mk2B missiles under delivery. More B1X launchers under delivery. Launchers are accompanied by 40 DN181 Blindfire radars
FIM92C Stinger RMP - 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 pending due to financial difficulties Turkey is facing.
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
TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS
F 16C/D Fighting Falcon Block 50 - 76 - Peace Onyx II program, assembled in Turkey.
F 16C/D Fighting Falcon Block 40 - 107 - Peace Onyx I program, assembled in Turkey.
F 16C/D Fighting Falcon Block 30 - 37 - Peace Onyx I program, assembled in Turkey.
F 4E 2020 Terminator - 52 - Upgraded jointly with Israel
F 4E Phantom - 96 - Peace Diamond I&II+USAF reserves.
RF 4E Phantom - 37 - Ex-German Air Force and Peace Diamond II program
F 5A/B 2000 - 20 - +28 under upgrade process which is to be completed by June 2006
(N)F 5A/B Freedom Fighter - 52 - Including ones to be upgraded
RF 5A - 20
TOTAL: 497
Note: Turkey officially joined, as a Level 3 partner, the System Development and Demonstration Phase of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) project. Unconfirmed number of fighters planned to be purchased after 2010 is 150.
OTHER EQUIPMENT
TRANSPORT/TANKER PLANES
TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS
C 130E Hercules - 7 - 2 with ELINT/SIGINT Equipment. Possible upgrade program
C 160T Transall - 17 - Ex Luftwafe
C 130B Hercules - 5 - Possible ECM equipment
CN 235M - 49 - 3 VIP/16 EW, built in Turkey
KC 135R Stratotanker - 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
TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS
Boeing 737 AEW&C - 0 - 4 will be delivered by 2007 + 2 optional
HELICOPTERS
TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS
UH1H Iroquois - 40 - 15 of them are SAR-capable
AS532UL Cougar Mk1 - 20 - 14 SAR+6 CSAR copters. Assembled in Turkey.
TOTAL: 60
TRAINING AIRCRAFT
TYPE-NUMBER
T38A Talon - 69
T37B/C Tweety Bird - 53
SF260D - 39
T41D Mescalero - 30
MISSILES
TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS
Air-Air
AIM 120A/B AMRAAM - 314 - 176 AIM 120A + 138 AIM 120B
AIM 7E/F Sparrow - 130+
AIM 9M Sidewinder - 500
AIM 9L/I Sidewinder - 640
AIM 9S Sidewinder - 310 - From AIM-9M without IRCCM
AIM 9P3 Sidewinder - 750+
Air-Ground
AGM 88B HARM - 96
Popeye I - 100 - 75 km. Range
Popeye II - ? - 150 km. Range. Co-production agreement with Israel
Popeye III Turbo - 0 - 350 km. Range. Co-production deal was included in the Popeye II agreement. Status unknown. Probably will enter inventory by 2005
Delilah Cruise Missile - 0 - There is a co-production agreement with Israel and expected date of the first delivery is early 2005. Also known as Delilah II, the missile has a 400+km range and it evolved from the Delilah I UAV as a result of Israeli-Chinese cooperation
AGM 65G Maverick IIR - 274
AGM 65A/B Maverick - 550
GBU 8/B HOBOS - 200
Paveway I&II - 1.200
BLU 107 Durandal - 523
AN/AVQ 23 Pave Spike - ?
AN/AAQ 14 LANTIRN - 40
AN/AAQ 13 LANTIRN - 40
Surface-Air
I-Hawk PIP III (1X3) launchers - 0 - 48 launchers to be delivered in 2004. Eight batteries with 6 launchers and 3 missiles each
MIM14B Nike Hercules - 72 - 8 squadrons each having 3 batteries and 9 launchers
Rapier FSB1 launchers - 86 - 78 launchers updated to Rapier B1X level. 840 additional Mk2B missiles under delivery. More B1X launchers under delivery. Launchers are accompanied by 40 DN181 Blindfire radars
FIM92C Stinger RMP - 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 pending due to financial difficulties Turkey is facing.