Turkish Air Force | News & Discussions

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President ERDOGAN

We are continuing discussions regarding Turkiye’s re-entry into the F-35 program. Once the processes in the U.S. are completed

This issue will be resolved

 

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President ERDOGAN

We are continuing discussions regarding Turkiye’s re-entry into the F-35 program. Once the processes in the U.S. are completed

This issue will be resolved

I think trying to rejoin as an Industrial partner and waiting for those talks to complete will take a very long time. Might be worth decoupling the procurement of the platform itself from Industrial talks given how much Türkiye needs a stealth platform now.

 

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Eurofighter Typhoon flight training begins!

MSB: As part of the Eurofighter Typhoon procurement, it is planned that Turkish Pilots who have completed Terminology training will begin their flight training on September 7, 2026.

Our pilots will also undergo 3 months of Instructor Pilot Training following the 8-month flight training

 

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Japan has officially announced that it will modify its ASM-3ER supersonic anti-ship missile, both in terms of software and hardware, and use it as an air to air missile to hit AWACS , Bombers , etc



Turkiye can do it with the SIPER-2 air defense Missile with range of 250-300 km

RAFALE and F-16V wouldn't even have the chance to fly in the Aegean

No need even AESA Radar on the Turkish F-16s ... Boeing E-7T AEWC can guide the SIPER-2 Missile via data link




The USA modified the ship-launched SM-6 air defense missile to produce the long range AIM-174B air-to-air missile, launched from F/A-18 Fighter Jet