Turkey - Major Air Force Equipment

5th Generation			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Turkey Air Force Equipment							Modernization
			1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2021	2025	2030
Personnel (In Thousands)			140.4	121.8	128	125.1	120	125	125	125	125	125
	Active		67.4	56.8	63	60.1	60	60	60	60	60	60
	Reserve		73	65	65	65	60	65	65	65	65	65
Aircraft		Source	Inventory
Fighter			603	402	401	435	416	337	367	367	260	250
TF-X National Fighter		TU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	24	250
Su-57E		RU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50?	100?
F-35		US	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	~~120~~	~~120~~
4th Generation			62	138	175	213	213	213	243	260	236	-
Su-35		RU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50	300?
F-16C/D	Falcon	US / TU	62	138	175	213	213¹	213¹	243	260	236	-
3rd Generation			541	264	226	222	213	124	124	47	-	-
F-4E	Phantom II	US / IS	165³	152	139	135	126²	70²	20²	-	-	-
T/F-104G/S		NATO	250³	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
F-5A/B		NATO / ROC	126³	88	87	87	87	54	54	27	-	-
Recon [armed]			24	46	39	35	35	35	34	34	34	34
RF-4E		US	6	26	39	35	35	35	34	34	34	34
RF-5A		US	18	20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Electronic Warfare			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+
ESHAR		TU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+
HAVASOJ		TU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+
Airborne Early Warning (AEW)			..	..	..	..	1	1	2	2	4	4+
B-737 Peace Eagle (PE)		US	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	2	4	4+
TANKER			..	2	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
KC-135R-CRAG		US	-	2	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Transport			88	55	78	77+	..	77+	..	..	..	..
Heavy			..	..	..	..	..	..	..	9	10	40
TR-188	An-188	UA/TU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	30
A400M		EU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	10	10
Medium			27	31	32	29	29	29	29	29	29	-
C-130E	Hercules	US	7	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	-
C-160D	Transall	DE	20	19	19	16	16	16	16	16	16	-
Light			54	22	44	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
CN-235	CN-235	ES / TU	-	22	44	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
C-47	Skytrain	US	54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Passenger			7	2	2	2+	2+	2+	2+	2+	2+	2+
Gulfstream III	Gulfstream III	US	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
Cessna 560	Citation	US	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Viscount		UK	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TRAINING			195	233	230	198	198	198	198	168	201	186
Jet - Advanced			28	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	118	118
T-X Jet Trainer		TU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
F-5A/B		NATO / ROC	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	48	48
T-38A/M	Talon	US	28	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70
Jet - Intermediate			137	96	94	60	60	60	60	30	15	..
T-37B/C	Tweet	US	42³	62	60	60	60	60	60	30	15	-
T-33	Shooting Star	US	95	34	34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Propeller			30	67	66	68	68	68	68	68	68	68
Hurkus		TU	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	40	40	40
SF-260D	SF-260D	IT	-	39	38	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
T-41D	Mescalero	US	18	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
T-34	Mentor	US	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Helicopter			49+	21	20	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
Transport - Intermediate			4	..	..	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
AS532	Cougar	FR	-	-	-	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
AS330	Puma	FR	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Transport - Light			45+	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
TIHP		TU	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+
Bell 205 / UH-1H	Iroquious	US	45+	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
UAV		--	--	--	--	1	28	28	28	28	28	28
Anka		ISR	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	10	10
Heron	Heron	ISR	-	-	-	-	10	10	10	10	10	10
Gnat 750	Gnat 750	US	-	-	-	1	18	18	18	18	18	18
SAM		--	152	152	116	178+	178+	178+	178+	178+	178+	178+
MIM-104	Patriot	USA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+
T-LORAMIDS	S-400	RU	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	++	++	++
Rapier		UK	24	24	24	86	86	86	86	86	86	86
MIM-23	HAWK	USA	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
MIM-14	Nike-Hercules	USA	128	128	92	92	92	92	92	92	-	-

Notes

1 - This number includes aircraft upgraded to Block 50 standard. The entire fleet was planned to be upgraded to this standard as of 2012.

2 - This number includes aircraft upgraded to Phantom 2000 and F-4E 2020/Terminator standards.

3 - These numbers include a number of airframes in storage (30 F-4E, 44 F-5A/B, 90 T/F-104G/S, 12 T-37).

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