List of equipment of the Turkish Air Force
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This is a list of active weapons of the Turkish Air Force that are currently in service.
Air Defence systems
| Weapon | Image | Origin | Type | Versions | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface-to-air missile systems | ||||||
| S-400 Triumph | .jpg) |
 Russia |
Long-range SAM/ABM system | S-400 M | 2 batteries[1] | 36 fire units and 190+ missiles |
| Nike Hercules |  |
 United States |
EFS/ATBM HIPAR | 2 batteries[2] | Underwent upgrades in 'Nike Hercules Allied Supportability Program'. In reserve use (2025).[3][4] To be replaced by SIPER. | |
| SİPER |  Turkey |
Block I | 5 batteries[5] | Deliveries will continue towards 2030s.[6] Part of Steel Dome multi-layer air defence system. | ||
| Block II | 1 test battery[7] | |||||
| Block III | 1 test battery[7] | |||||
| MIM-23 Hawk |  |
USA |
Medium range SAM | Hawk XXI K/J | 16 batteries.[8] | 92 fire units. Modernized. In reserve use (2025).[9] To be replaced by Hisar-O.[10] |
| Rapier missile |  |
 UK |
Rapier 2000 | 86 batteries.[11] | 515 fire units. Produced under license by ROKETSAN. | |
| HİSAR |  |
Turkey |
HİSAR-O | 10 batteries[12] | Deliveries will continue towards 2030s.[13] Part of Steel Dome. | |
| Short range SAM | HİSAR-A | 10 batteries[14] | ||||
| ZIPKIN PMADS |  |
32 vehicles[15] | ||||
| Anti-aircraft guns | ||||||
| Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70 |  |
 Sweden Turkey |
Anti-aircraft autocannon | L/70 | x[16] | Locally produced. Modernized with Aselsan made Fire and Command Control System.[17] Part of Steel Dome. |
| Oerlikon GDF |  |
 Switzerland Turkey |
GDF-003B | x[18] | ||
Radars and Electronic warfare
Some are in shared use within NATO Integrated Air Defense System framework.
| Electronic warfare | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Origin | Type | Details |
| KORAL[19] | Turkey |
Long Range Mobile Electronic Warfare System | |
| VURAL | Mobile Electronic Warfare System | ||
| Kangal | Jamming/Blunt (Jammer) System | Anti-drone jammer system.[20] | |
| EW used by aircraft | |||
| AN/ALQ-257 |  United States |
Electronic warfare suite | 168 EW systems(IVEWS) on order for F16s from Northrop Grumman.[21] |
| AN/ALQ-211 | EW suite pod systems(AIDEWS) and (SPEWS) used by F-16s.[22][23] | ||
| AN/ALQ-178 | |||
| GERGEDAN 4-U | Turkey |
Electronic warfare system | In service.[24] |
| Radar | |||
| Aselsan EIRS | Turkey |
Early Warning Radar | Antenna architecture in AESA and digital beamforming infrastructure with target detection range of 470+ km and to be used in various situations up to 600+ km distance.[25] Initial delivery in 2023 with further deliveries in 2026-27.[26] |
| ALP 300-G | Long-range Search radar/Early Warning Radar | N/A[27] | |
| ALP 310G
(UMAR) |
Long-range Search radar | ALP-310G is derived from the ALP-300G (EIRS) radar. It will be used by SİPER SAM system.[28] | |
| ALP 100-G | Low Altitude Radar | In service.[29] | |
| KALKAN I/II[30] | Medium and Long-range Search Radar | Will also be used with HİSAR air defence systems. | |
| HTRS | Air Traffic Radar | The first delivery of the Air Traffic Radar System (HTRS) developed in cooperation with ASELSAN and TÜBİTAK was made to the Air Force Command.[31] | |
| MAR | Low-range Unit Guidance/Search Radar | ASELSAN MAR in use with AA cannons.[32] | |
| AIR | Low altitude radar | AIR to be developed by ASELSAN based on the needs of the Air Force Command; It will be effective against warplanes, helicopters, UAVs, stealth aircraft and anti-radiation missiles.[33] | |
| Akrep-1000G
(ÇFKAR) |
Multifunctional fire control radar | Akrep-1000G is designed within the scope of the SİPER SAM System.[28] | |
| AN/MPQ-44 | USA |
Surveillance radar | Issued with Nike Hercules missiles.[34] |
| AN/MPS-14 | Height Finder Radar | Issued with Nike Hercules missiles.[34] | |
| AN/MPQ-14 | Command Guidance Radar | Issued with Nike Hercules missiles.[34] | |
| AN/FPS-71 | High-Power Acquisition Radar | Issued with Nike Hercules missiles.[34] | |
| AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel | USA/ Turkey |
Short Range Search Radar | Issued with HAWK missiles.[35] |
| AN/MPQ-62 | Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar | Issued with HAWK missiles.[35] | |
| AN/MPQ-61 | HAWK High Power Illuminator radar | Issued with HAWK missiles.[35] | |
| Dagger radar | UK/ TUR |
Multi-beam high resolution 3D radar system. | Issued with Rapier missiles.[36] |
| Blindfire radar | Unit Guidance Radar | Issued with Rapier missiles.[37] | |
| Selex RAT-31DL |  ITA |
Long-range air surveillance radar | Upgraded in 2014.[38] |
| Selex RAT-31SL | Short-range air surveillance radar | Upgraded in 2014.[38] | |
| AN/FPS-117 | USA |
Long-range air surveillance radar | |
| AN/TPS-77[39] | |||
| AN/TPS-64[40] | |||
| HR-3000 RSRP[41] | UK |
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| TRS 22XX Parasol |  FRA |
Produced by HAVELSAN[42] | |
| TRS 3445 Suricate | Short-range air surveillance radar | Produced by HAVELSAN[43] | |
| Skyguard[44] | Switzerland | Pulse doppler search & tracking radar | |
Pods
| Name | Origin | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASELPOD | Turkey |
Targeting pod | New pods developed by Aselsan and TÜBİTAK for the Turkish F16s.[45][46] New ASELPOD-2 is under development.[47] |
| ASELPOD-2 | Targeting pod | ||
| EHPOD | Electronic warfare pod | ||
| EDPOD | Electronic defence pod | New electronic defence pod used by the Air Force.[48] | |
| ANTIDOT 3-U | Electronic warfare pod | New electronic warfare pod used by UAVs in service.[49] | |
| LANTIRN | United States |
Targeting/Navigation pod | AN/AAQ-13 – Targeting; AN/AAQ-14 – Navigation[50] Total of 110 pods.[1] |
| AN/ALQ(V)9 | Electronic warfare pods | Used by F-16s. Being replaced by EHPOD.[51] | |
| EL/L-8225 | |||
| AN/AAQ-33 Sniper | Targeting pod | 30 pods in service.[1] 16 On order for F16V.[52] | |
| Legion | IRST pod | Multi-function Sensor system. On order.[52] |
Missiles and bombs
| Weapon | Image | Origin | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air-to-air missiles | ||||
| Gökdoğan |  |
TUR |
Beyond-visual-range missile | In service.[53] |
| AIM-120 AMRAAM |  |
USA |
[1]
AIM-120A | |
| AIM-7 Sparrow | .jpg) |
Medium-range | AIM-7E AIM-7F | |
| AIM-9 Sidewinder |  |
Short-range | [1]
AIM-9P3 – 750+ | |
| Bozdoğan | |
TUR |
In service.[53] | |
| Future Acquisition | ||||
| Gökhan | |
TUR |
Anti-ballistic missile | Under development.[56] |
| Akdoğan | |
Mini missile | Under development.[57] | |
| Meteor[58] |  |
 EU |
Beyond-visual-range missile | Ordered with Eurofighter package.[59] |
| ASRAAM[60] |  |
UK |
Short-range | |
| Brimstone[61] |  |
Short-range | ||
| Air-to-ground missiles | ||||
| SOM |  |
Turkey |
Cruise missile | SOM-A SOM-B1 SOM-B2 SOM-J |
| Popeye (missile) |  |
 Israel |
Popeye I – 46 Popeye II | |
| AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER |  |
USA |
SLAM-ER – 48[1] | |
| Standoff Land Attack Missile | _training_missile_from_a_weapons_pylon_on_a_P-3C_Orion.jpg) |
AGM-84H/K | ||
| AGM-88 HARM |  |
Anti-radiation missile | [1]
AGM-88B – 155 – 96 more on order.[52] | |
| AGM-65 Maverick |  |
Guided missile | [1]
AGM-65G/G2 – 470 | |
| Future Acquisition | ||||
| Atmaca[62] | - | Turkey |
Anti-ship missile | Being developed suitable configuration compatible with F-16s. |
| Gezgin[63] | Cruise missile | Under development. | ||
| Çakır[64] | In active development. On going tests. | |||
| İHA-230[65] | Supersonic missile | On-going tests. Under development. | ||
| AKBABA[66] | Anti-radiation missile | In active development, replacement for AGM-88 HARM | ||
| SUPER ŞİMŞEK | Unmanned system/missile | In mass production.[67] | ||
| Bombs | ||||
| JDAM |  |
USA |
Guidance kit | In use with GBU-31, GBU-32, GBU-38, GBU-54
1000 : 400 GBU-31(V)1, 200 GBU-31(V)3, 300 GBU-38, and 100 GBU-54 laser JDAM kits on order.[68] |
| HGK[69] | .JPG) |
TUR |
In use with MK-82 and MK-84; HGK-82, HGK-83, HGK-84
HGK-83 acquisition[70] New batch HGK-84A delivery was made.[71] | |
| KGK[72] | .JPG) |
In use with MK-82 and MK-83; KGK-82, KGK-83
KGK-82/KGK83 acquisition.[70] | ||
| LGK[73] | - | In use with MK-82 and MK-84;LGK-82, LGK-84.
LGK-82/LGK-83 Phase II acquisition.[70] | ||
| TEBER[73] | .JPG) |
In use with MK-81 and MK-82;TEBER-81, TEBER-82.
Upgraded with wings in the fuselage and can optionally be integrated with a proximity sensor. It can be used by UAVs.[74] | ||
| Gözde[75] | - | In addition to the laser seeker head option, GÖZDE has a different set of fins than previous guidance kits. Thanks to the structure that allows for higher maneuverability and new flight algorithms that support laser guidance, GÖZDE allows hitting fixed and high-speed moving (50–120 km/h) targets. | ||
| LAÇİN | In use with MK-82. Advanced version of TEBER laser guidance kit. It can work on man-in-the-loop principle.[76] | |||
| NEB[77] | .JPG) |
Bunker buster | NEB B1;NEB B2; NEB B3; NEB;B4 | |
| SARB-83[78] | - | |||
| MKE Penetrator bomb[78] | - | 870 Kg 2.1 m thick used on Turkish Air Force F-4 Terminator 2020s and F-16 Falcons[78] | ||
| BLU-109 bomb |  |
USA |
BLU-109 – 100[1] | |
| AGM-154 JSOW |  |
Glide bomb | AGM-154A-1/C – 104[1] | |
| CBU-58 | - | Cluster bomb | ||
| CBU-100 |  |
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| CBU-105 WCMD |  |
CBU 105/SFW WCMD – 50[1] | ||
| Mark 81 bomb | .jpg) |
General-purpose bomb | ||
| Mark 82 bomb |  |
12 more on order.[52] | ||
| Mark 83 bomb | _in_1991.jpg) |
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| Mark 84 bomb |  |
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| GBU-8 |  |
Guided bomb | 8/B HOBOS – 200[1] | |
| GBU-12 Paveway II |  |
Paveaway I/II – 1200+[1] | ||
| GBU-10 Paveway II |  | |||
| GBU-39 |  |
864 GBU-39/B On order[52] | ||
| TOGAN[79] | - | TUR |
Air-to-surface launched 81 mm mortar munition[80][81] | |
| BOZOK[82] | ||||
| MAM |  |
MAM-C(high explosive variant) & MAM-L(thermobaric variant) and MAM-T | ||
| TOLUN [83] | - | Can be carried by warplanes up to four in a single weapon station, has version with an Imaging Infrared (IIR) Seeker Head. | ||
| Matra Durandal |  |
France |
Anti-runway bomb | BLU-107 Durandal II – 523[1] |
| Future Acquisition | ||||
| KUZGUN[86][87][88] | - | TUR |
Modular joint ammunition | KUZGUN-KY(Solid Fuel version) completed his first test fire.
KUZGUN-SS(Free floating version) also being tested. KUZGUN-TJ(Turbojet version) is under development.[89] |
| Gökçe[90] | Guidance kit | Within the scope of the GÖKÇE Project, ANS/KKS/Laser guided, which can be used with the 1000-lb Mk-83 general purpose bombs in the HvKK inventory and the SARB-83T sequential piercing warhead developed and produced by TÜBİTAK SAGE, has the ability to effectively hit moving and fixed targets. and a cost-effective guidance kit will be developed. | ||
| KAYI[91] | Mini guided bomb | Guided Miniature Munitions Family Kayı, which can be used in various manned/unmanned aerial platforms with its features and product range. Under development. | ||
| UÇA[92] | Air launched naval mine | The mine has the form of an Mk-84 and carries plastic explosives instead of a particle effect warhead, is moving to the designated destination via the Winged Guidance Kit under GPS/INS guidance. After landing, the mine waits in the water and explodes under the water when a ship or submarine approaches with Acoustic + Pressure + Magnetic sensors. | ||
Vehicles
| Name | Image | Origin | Type | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infantry mobility vehicles | ||||
| BMC Kirpi |  |
Turkey |
MRAP | 15[93][non-primary source needed] |
| Otokar Cobra II |  |
APC | 82[93] | |
| Nurol Ejder[94] | MRAP | N/A | ||
| Otokar Engerek |  |
LUV | N/A | |
| Unmanned ground vehicle | ||||
| TMR-II Kutlu[95] | - | Turkey |
Light class unmanned ground vehicle | N/A |
Small arms and Light weapons
| Weapon[1] | Origin | Type |
|---|---|---|
| TP 9 | Turkey |
Handgun |
| SAR 9 | ||
| Beretta 92FS | Italy | |
| MP5 |  West Germany Turkey |
Submachine Gun |
| MKE MPT | Turkey |
Assault rifle |
| HK 33E | West Germany Turkey | |
| HK G3 | ||
| M4 | United States Turkey | |
| HK 416A5 | Germany | |
| MG3 | West Germany Turkey |
Machine gun |
| M2 | United States | |
| HK MG4 | Germany | |
| KNT-76 | Turkey |
Sniper rifle |
| JNG-90 | ||
| Barrett M82 | United States |
Anti-Material Sniper Rifle |
| AK-40GL | Turkey |
Grenade Launcher |
| MKEK 40mm | ||
| MKEK T40 | ||
| HK GLM | Germany | |
| M203 | United States |