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“Free Bird” from Türkiye: Everything About the TAI Hürkuş Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft

Andrij Kharuk — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:22:57 +0000

Recently, the Turkish aviation industry has been undergoing rapid development. In addition to an exceptionally broad range of unmanned aerial vehicles and several types of helicopters (I recently wrote about one of them – the T625 Gökbey), it is establishing production of the Hürjet jet-powered advanced trainer and light combat aircraft, while also conducting flight […]

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Turkish breakthrough: Hürjet spotted carrying weaponry that could shift the balance of power

Julia Alexandrova — Mon, 25 May 2026 12:30:30 +0000

The Hürjet prototype trainer aircraft has recently been spotted in flight equipped with underwing hardpoints for external weapons carriage. This observation may indicate that Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is seriously pursuing the development of a combat-capable variant aimed at the competitive international light attack aircraft market. The image of the aircraft in this configuration appeared publicly […]

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T625 Gökbey: Everything about Turkey’s New Helicopter

Andrij Kharuk — Tue, 19 May 2026 09:34:16 +0000

On April 30, 2026, Turkish Aerospace Industries (also known as TUSAŞ / TAI) announced the delivery of the first T625 Gökbey to the Army Aviation Command of the Turkish Land Forces. The development of this aircraft represents another example of the rapid progress of Turkey’s aerospace industry. Experience and standardization The origins of the T625 Gökbey […]

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Plane Crash in Turkey: F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes, Pilot Killed

Svitlana Anisimova — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:40:02 +0000

During the night on Wednesday, a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed in western Turkey near a highway. The pilot was killed. The incident was officially confirmed by representatives of the Turkish military command. The aircraft had taken off from an airbase in Balıkesir, but contact was lost shortly after midnight. According to an […]

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Turkey prepares the first full-scale flight of the KAAN fighter jet in 2026

Julia Alexandrova — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:09:26 +0000

Turkish Aerospace Industries has confirmed that the first full-scale flight prototype of the national KAAN fighter is expected to make its maiden flight in May or, at the latest, June 2026. The program is currently using three specialized flight prototypes, while the start of serial deliveries has been shifted to 2029 to better align with […]

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Erdogan Seeks Turkey’s Return to F-35 Fighter Program, Citing NATO Security Considerations

Svitlana Anisimova — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:09:18 +0000

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again raised the issue of Ankara’s return to the U.S.-led F-35 fifth-generation fighter program, arguing that such a step would strengthen NATO security and help restore strategic relations with the United States. According to Erdoğan, he discussed the matter directly with Donald Trump during a meeting at the […]

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Turkish F-16s Shoot Down an “Unguided” Drone Over the Black Sea

Svitlana Anisimova — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 21:17:16 +0000

Turkish fighter jets shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle that was moving uncontrollably from the direction of the Black Sea, according to the Turkish Ministry of National Defense. The ministry stated that, as part of standard airspace monitoring procedures, an unidentified aerial track approaching Turkish airspace over the Black Sea was detected and placed under […]

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Turkey Tests Kizilelma Jet Drone Equipped with Combat Missiles

Julia Alexandrova — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:25:35 +0000

Baykar has showcased a new stage in the development of its advanced Kizilelma jet drone, releasing footage of test flights in which the UAV carries two Gökdoğan air-to-air missiles on internal wing pylons. The company published video from the PT-5 phase, during which the behavior of the UCAV under combat load and the operation of […]

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Turkey Blocks Apache Delivery to India: An-124 Cargo Plane Turns Back to the U.S.

Julia Alexandrova — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:34:16 +0000

Turkey blocked the transit of Apache attack helicopters to India through its airspace, forcing Boeing to draw up a new delivery schedule for the last three aircraft intended for the Indian Army. An earlier attempt to transport the helicopters at the beginning of the month failed precisely because Ankara refused to grant overflight permission. Security […]

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Turkey Makes Progress in Developing Fifth-Generation Fighter KAAN

Svitlana Anisimova — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:13:20 +0000

Development of Turkey’s first fifth-generation fighter has reached a new phase, with the second KAAN prototype entering system integration. Two additional prototypes with upgraded internal systems are currently under assembly. Their design has been refined based on data from two successful test flights of the initial P0 prototype in 2024. TUSAŞ confirmed that system integration […]

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