SHERMAN said:
what about the turkish air force? What is the main fighter in service? How about attack helicopters?
1-Turkish Air Forces
Our air forces have total of 220 F-16:
Blok-50 number 76
Blok-40 number 106
Blok-30 number 38
Blok-40s will be upgraded over CCIP mod.
Turkish air forces have also various of F4E:
F-4E 2020/Terminator number 50 (these are dedicated to ground attacking especially with popeye-1 and popeye-2 missiles)
F-4E about number 100 (48 of them will be upragraded for multi role mod. additional BVR)
We have a plan to acquire surplus of F4E Kurnas which are upgraded F4Es from Israel.May be the number of 24 or 48.
Turkish airforces will have AEW&Cs(4 + 2 option) which are currently produsing by Boeing.
On the other hand,Turkey is in the F-35 project.Future, F-16s are replaced by F-35, about number is 150 or 200.
2-Attack Helicopter
We had a plan to acquire King Kobra which were the number of 145 by produsing locally.But the cost of one King Kobra was over 50 million dollar.It was not logical and our authority canceled this project and made a decision to acquire by direct from companies.
The number of attacking helicopter is revised as 90.Now, the possible proposals are waiting from helicopter companies and now I am hearing plausible prices for first batch of 50 helo.But even produsing of mission computer and software by locally are important.I think that this project will be concluded until end of the 2005.
Our Land Forces are also currently using AH1W of 9 and about AH1P of 30.
3-New tank project.
Recently Our authority also canceled to acquire tank of 250(total 1000) produsing by locally under license.Cost of one tank was about 14 million dollar.It was also stupid price.
So We made a decision for indigenous production of Turkish tank.Because the platform of tank is very vital weapon in any battle and our goal is to be independent of tank technologies.We are afraid of any embargo.
From the beginning I've been an avid supportor of Turkey's modernization of tanks and due to the Koreans sharing technology from the XK-2 the indigeneous production of tanks in Turkey is seeming to be an ever closer reality.
On the other hand Our army is looking for surplus thanks of ABD and,or Germant and I am hearing well offers from that countries for Leoapard IIA and M1A1.Amount may be 250 or about 500.
I hope that you would be informed from some ideas on Turkish Army.