TR Turkish Air Forces|News & Discussion

[Sanchez]

News regarding HvKK modernization. Writer didn't mention their source, so we do not know how good they are. Seems to usually track what's been officially mentioned in the last few months.

"As previously reported, Türkiye will not receive the Tranche 1 model of the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet in the UK Air Force fleet, but the latest variant, the Tranche 4. I recently learned two important pieces of information on this subject.

Firstly, if there are no other developments until the signing of the purchase agreement, Turkey will receive a total of 40 Eurofighters. However, since there are different variants of these aircraft; single-pilot/dual-pilot and models under development, we will learn the details after the agreement. There are already 4 models of this aircraft; Tranche (tranche) is defined as 1-2-3-4. Currently, the last model is Tranche 4, but Tranche 5 is also being developed. I don't know if Turkey will get the model under development.

...Considering that the delivery of Eurofighter Typhoons to be supplied by Turkey will begin in 2-3 years, it is certain that a part of the agreement will be Tranche 4. Time will show what kind of development will take place for the Eurofighter Tranche 5 model, which is much more equipped and has features similar to the fifth generation F-35.

It is also worth mentioning that the procurement of military transport aircraft from the UK, cooperation in the development of the national combat aircraft KAAN produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TUSAŞ) and other issues are also on the table...

The second point is that the delivery of the aircraft will start in 2-3 years. Not only will the newest Eurofighter model be purchased, but it will also join the Turkish Air Force fleet in the first months of 2028 or earlier, probably earlier than the American Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70s.

The agreement with the US for 40 F-16 Block 70 models has been finalized. With the talks being led by the UK, we will soon hear news of an agreement for the supply of 40 Eurofighter Tranche 4s. What remains is the controversial fifth-generation fighter jet agreement for 40 F-35s. There seems to be no problem in this regard during the term of US President Trump, but those wondering under which program Turkey will purchase these 3 warplanes at the same time will have to wait a little longer. Because it is stated that a new approach will be in question regarding procurement when the opportunity to purchase all 3 models arises.

Türkiye Eurofighter’ın en son modelini alacak!

Milli Muharip Savaş Uçağı (MMU) KAAN hizmete girinceye kadar Türkiye hava muharebe gücünü tahkim etmek için Eurofighter Typhoon savaş uçağı alımında son aşamaya gelmiş durumda. Avrupa'da dört ülkenin işbirliğiyle üretilen Eurofighter savaş uçağının satın alma görüşmelerine İngiltere öncülük...

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Because it is stated that a new approach will be in question regarding procurement when the opportunity to purchase all 3 models arises.
Zira 3 modeli de alma imkanı ortaya çıkınca tedarik konusunda yeni bir yaklaşımın söz konusu olacağı belirtiliyor.

I wonder what he means by that.

 

[IC3M@N FX]

If Turkey should really receive F-35s, it will no longer need F-16 Block 70s and the order should be canceled.
The F-16 as a weapon system will no longer play a role in the modern air combat doctrine of the 21st century in 15 years.
It is still a GEN 4 fighter no matter which block, It is also unlikely that there will be more blocks after Block 70 like Block 80/90.

The Eurofighter Tranche 4/5 or later LTE Version is a high performance multirole fighter of Gen 4.5+ it has a much lower RCS and probably a much better EW/ECM, comparable to the Rafale, which is almost invisible to radar or the enemy has great difficulty in detecting the aircraft because of the top notch ECM capabilities.

I know that Turkey ordered these planes because the fighter pilots can fly the F-16 in their sleep, and the infrastructure is already there.
Turkey is probably with Greece and maybe Israel the only country that can bring out the full potential of the plane as a pilot and bring it to its performance limit.

But if I had the choice, I would order 80 instead of 40 Eurofighters and give up the 40 F-16 Block 70 regardless of whether you get the F-35 or not.
It is the better fighter aircraft in all respects.

 

[Turkic]

If Turkey should really receive F-35s, it will no longer need F-16 Block 70s and the order should be canceled.
The F-16 as a weapon system will no longer play a role in the modern air combat doctrine of the 21st century in 15 years.
It is still a GEN 4 fighter no matter which block, It is also unlikely that there will be more blocks after Block 70 like Block 80/90.

The Eurofighter Tranche 4/5 or later LTE Version is a high performance multirole fighter of Gen 4.5+ it has a much lower RCS and probably a much better EW/ECM, comparable to the Rafale, which is almost invisible to radar or the enemy has great difficulty in detecting the aircraft because of the top notch ECM capabilities.

I know that Turkey ordered these planes because the fighter pilots can fly the F-16 in their sleep, and the infrastructure is already there.
Turkey is probably with Greece and maybe Israel the only country that can bring out the full potential of the plane as a pilot and bring it to its performance limit.

But if I had the choice, I would order 80 instead of 40 Eurofighters and give up the 40 F-16 Block 70 regardless of whether you get the F-35 or not.
It is the better fighter aircraft in all respects.

Again, there is no big air force in the world to give up on 4th gen jets yet. There are features where 5th gen jets still can not compete with 4th gens.

EF is a high-end fighter jet and it's position to be in the TurAF can not be filled by either F-16 or F-35. Nor the position of F-16's can be filled by either. Unfortunately, the Typhoon is too expensive and we can't afford to order 40 of them instead of 40 F-16's. That's already why F-16's place can not be filled by EF. It's purchase and operating costs are extremely high. Utanmasa it would compete with Raptor's.

The answer to why F-35 can't fill F-16's place is it's problems and rather high purchase and operating costs. And don't forget the fact that we will never be able to use F-35's against Greece (I don't believe we'll ever have an actual war in the next decades but gotta be ready) but we can operate our F-16's no matter what.