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HÜRKUŞ-II, in the colors of the Turkish Air Force, at the EFES 2026 exercise. Only a few days remain until it enters the inventory.
 

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HÜRKUŞ-II, in the colors of the Turkish Air Force, at the EFES 2026 exercise. Only a few days remain until it enters the inventory.
I'll only believe it when I see it, they've been talking big all last year.

That being said, I still think Hürkuş would make a great CAS plane for Jandarma Özel Harekat. It is easier to train pilots for it, with Roketsan's new mini cruise missile, UAV-230, Tolun, or extended range Umtas it would be a monstrous help in operations, especially if it can also take off from unprepared strips. It can attack from stand off range which is borderline unprecedented for this type of plane. And, it can help against drones like Shaheds with Eren, Sungur or Cirit pods.
 

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:)

Let's just say hayırlısı.
This week's weekly presser by MSB was done at Çiğli, where Hürkuş were supposedly sent last year. No mention of it in the presser and they instead showed a KT-1 as a backdrop. Failure of a program honestly.

 

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This week's weekly presser by MSB was done at Çiğli, where Hürkuş were supposedly sent last year. No mention of it in the presser and they instead showed a KT-1 as a backdrop. Failure of a program honestly.

Remember when they were deliver 3 before 2025 ended? We're in the middle of 2026 and even those 3 haven't been delivered yet.
 

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Remember when they were deliver 3 before 2025 ended? We're in the middle of 2026 and even those 3 haven't been delivered yet.
never Take Tusas at their word when its about delivery time/date. They will deliver but the date is the unknown parameter.
 

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Remember when they were deliver 3 before 2025 ended? We're in the middle of 2026 and even those 3 haven't been delivered yet.

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The first two HÜRKUŞ-II next-generation basic trainer aircraft, developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) and having successfully completed their testing programme, have been transferred to the 2nd Main Jet Base Command in İzmir as part of their delivery to the Turkish Air Force.

 

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Did you see @Sanchez 's post?

Also, here are few more sources for you:

This one with 15 Hürkuş deliveries in 2025:


This one with 10:


I stand corrected, they said 15 first, then 10 and then delivered fuck all. Even if those two were "delivered" find me where the other 8 to 13 planes are.

Now, they are saying 22 will be delivered in 2026, half of which is gone and they once again delivered nothing.

 
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