TR Air Forces|News & Discussion

[Khagan1923]

I see a lot of greek/greece paid trolls lose their minds recently on social media concerning CAATSA and F-35. Usually this means something is coming and they think they can put pressure on the US with their little trolls on social media.

Let's wait and see.

 

[Sanchez]

Then people ask why the command is begging for new fighters. It's untenable with these logged flighthours and this many aircraft now all getting older. All the respect in the world to the ground crews, they undertake herculean tasks every day.

"According to the statement made by our Minister, in 2025, the Air Force conducted 75,647 sorties and flew 120,649 hours. This means that on average, we conducted 216 sorties and flew 345 hours every day. I don't think there is another country in NATO or neighboring countries that has reached these figures with this inventory."

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2002733523770151363

 

[YeşilVatan]

From Grok:

The United States Air Force executes approximately 1.1 million flight hours annually through its Flying Hour Program, as budgeted in recent fiscal years (including FY2025 requests for around 1.09–1.1 million hours to support training, operations, and readiness across fighters, bombers, transports, tankers, and other aircraft in active, Reserve, and Air National Guard components). A precise aggregate total for annual sorties—individual aircraft takeoffs and missions—is not publicly reported fleet-wide, but given varying sortie durations (typically 1–2 hours for fighters and longer for bombers or tankers), this equates to a rough estimate of 550,000 to 730,000 sorties per year, with actual figures influenced by operational demands, maintenance availability, and budget execution.

The French Air and Space Force (Armée de l’air et de l’espace) executes approximately 170,000 flight hours annually, according to recent official data, covering training, operations, and missions across its entire fleet (fighters, transports, tankers, helicopters, and other aircraft). A precise aggregate total for annual sorties—individual aircraft takeoffs and missions—is not publicly reported fleet-wide, but given varying sortie durations (often 1–2 hours for fighters and longer for transports or tankers), this corresponds to a rough estimate of 85,000 to 120,000 sorties per year, with variations depending on operational demands, technical availability, and budget execution.

It seems we are not that ahead according to Grok. But I heard from serious analysts that our flight hours are monstrous. I truly wonder why data doesn't reflect that.

 

[Sanchez]

From Grok:

The United States Air Force executes approximately 1.1 million flight hours annually through its Flying Hour Program, as budgeted in recent fiscal years (including FY2025 requests for around 1.09–1.1 million hours to support training, operations, and readiness across fighters, bombers, transports, tankers, and other aircraft in active, Reserve, and Air National Guard components). A precise aggregate total for annual sorties—individual aircraft takeoffs and missions—is not publicly reported fleet-wide, but given varying sortie durations (typically 1–2 hours for fighters and longer for bombers or tankers), this equates to a rough estimate of 550,000 to 730,000 sorties per year, with actual figures influenced by operational demands, maintenance availability, and budget execution.

The French Air and Space Force (Armée de l’air et de l’espace) executes approximately 170,000 flight hours annually, according to recent official data, covering training, operations, and missions across its entire fleet (fighters, transports, tankers, helicopters, and other aircraft). A precise aggregate total for annual sorties—individual aircraft takeoffs and missions—is not publicly reported fleet-wide, but given varying sortie durations (often 1–2 hours for fighters and longer for transports or tankers), this corresponds to a rough estimate of 85,000 to 120,000 sorties per year, with variations depending on operational demands, technical availability, and budget execution.

It seems we are not that ahead according to Grok. But I heard from serious analysts that our flight hours are monstrous. I truly wonder why data doesn't reflect that.

USAF is huge in size, about 10 times that of TurAF, which of course doesn't include the navy and corps.

FAF undertakes missions from continental Europe to Indian Ocean to Guyana to Sahel with their huge logistics fleet. These are already the first and third biggest air forces in NATO.