Modern equipment of the Turkish Land Forces

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Infantry weapons

Handguns

Model Image Caliber Origin Details
M1911[1] M1911A1.png .45 ACP  United States M1911A1 variant used by Special Forces Command.
P229[2] P229 blk.jpg .40 S&W   Switzerland P229R variant used by Special Forces Command.
Kılınç 2000[3] 1977 CZ-75.png 9×19mm Parabellum  Czech Republic/ Turkey Secondary service pistol. Turkish-made copy of CZ 75.
Yavuz 16[3] Yavuz 16 Compact 002.jpg 9×19mm Parabellum  Italy/ Turkey Primary service pistol. Turkish-made copy of Beretta 92F.

Shotguns

Model Image Caliber Origin Details
M204[4] 12 Gauge  Turkey Primary service shotgun.
M212[4] 12 Gauge  Turkey Secondary service shotgun.
MKA 1919[5] 150px 12 Gauge  Turkey Used by Special Forces Command.

Submachine Guns and Personal Defence Weapons

Model Image Caliber Origin Details
MP5[3] Heckler & Koch MP5-2.jpg 9×19mm Parabellum  Germany/ Turkey Primary service SMG. MP5A4, MP5A5

MP5SD6, MP5K variants are in use. Produced under license by MKEK.
P90[6] FN-P90 2.jpg FN 5.7×28mm  Belgium Used by Special Forces Command.
Uzi[7] Uzi of the israeli armed forces.jpg 9×19mm Parabellum  Israel Used by Special Forces Command.

Assault and Battle Rifles

Model Image Caliber Origin Details
AKM[8] Akm rifle fullstock.jpg 7.62×39mm M43  Russia In limited service. Some captured from PKK.
AUG[9] AUG A1 508mm 04.jpg 5.56×45mm NATO  Austria AUG A2 variant in use by Special Forces Command.
G3[3] DCB Shooting G3 pictures.jpg 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany/ Turkey Primary service/battle rifle. G3A7 and G3A7A1 variants in use. Produced under license by MKEK. Being replaced by MPT-76.
HK33E[3] HK33A2 Flickr (yet another finn).jpg 5.56×45mm NATO  Germany/ Turkey Primary assault rifle. Produced under license by MKEK.
HK416[3] HK416.jpg 5.56×45mm NATO  Germany/ Turkey Used by Special Forces Command. Produced under license by MKEK.
M1 Garand[10] M1 Garand rifle - USA - 30-06 - Armémuseum.jpg .30-06 Springfield  United States Used as ceremonial rifle.
M4A1[3] M4A1 ACOG.jpg 5.56×45mm NATO  United States/ Turkey Secondary assault rifle. Produced under license by Sarsılmaz Arms.
M16[3] M16a1m16a2m4m16a45wi.jpg 5.56×45mm NATO  United States M16A1/A2/A4 variants are in use by Special Forces Command.
MPT-76[11] 150px 7.62×51mm NATO  Turkey New primary service rifle.
SCAR[12] ARMS & Hunting 2010 exhibition (331-26).jpg 7.62×51mm NATO  Belgium/ United States SCAR-H variant in use by Special Forces Command.
TAR-21[13][14] IWI-Tavor-TAR-21w1.jpg 5.56×45mm NATO  Israel In use by Special Forces Command.

Sniper & Anti-Material Rifles

Model Image Caliber Origin Details
Arctic Warfare[3] Accuracy International Arctic Warfare - Psg 90.jpg .338 Lapua Magnum  United Kingdom AWM variant in use by Special Forces Command.
Intervention[15] CheyTacIntervention.jpg .408 Chey Tac  United States M-310 variant in use by Special Forces Command.
İstiklal[16] Istiglal.jpg 12.7×108mm  Azerbaijan/ Turkey Mubariz variant in use by Special Forces Command.
JNG-90[3] 7.62×51mm NATO  Turkey Standart issue sniper rifle.
KNT-308[3] 150px 7.62×51mm NATO  Turkey Limited usage.
M82 [17] 150px 50 BMG  United States M82A1 variant in use by Special Forces Command.
MSG-90[3] PSG1 and MSG 90.jpg 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany MSG90 variant in limited use.
SR-25[18] 150px 7.62×51mm NATO  United States Mk 11 Mod 0 variant in limited use.
SVD[3] Interpolitex 2013 (536-15).jpg 7.62×54mmR  Russia Standart issue DMR. Mostly captured from PKK.
TRG[3] Sako TRG-42.jpg .338 Lapua Magnum  Finland TRG-42 variant in limited use.

Machine Guns

Model Image Caliber Origin Details
M2[3] M2 Browning, Musée de l'Armée.jpg .50 BMG  United States Standart issue mounted LMG.
M60[3] M60GPMG.jpeg 7.62×51mm NATO  United States M60E3 variant in limited use.
MAG[19] FN MAG.jpg 7.62×51mm NATO  Belgium MAG 60.20 variant in limited use.
MG3[3] BundeswehrMG3.jpg 7.62×51mm NATO  Germany/ Turkey Standart issue LMG. Produced in license by MKEK.
MINIMI[3] M249 FN MINIMI DA-SC-85-11586 c1.jpg 5.56×45mm NATO  Belgium Standart variant in use by Special Operations Command.
PKM[3] 7,62 KK PKM Helsinki 2012.JPG 7.62×54mmR  Russia Secondary standard issue LMG. Mostly captured from PKK.

Anti-Tank Weapons

Model Image Type Origin Details
9M113 Konkurs[20] Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Russian-Made Missile Found in Hezbollah Hands.jpg Wire-guided missile  Russia 490 launchers.[21]
9M133 Kornet[22][23] 9M133 Kornet.JPG Beam riding  Russia 80 launchers with 800 missiles.[21]
BGM-71 TOW[3] Hires 090509-A-4842R-001a.jpg Wire-guided missile  United States 465+ launchers.[21]
Carl Gustav[3] Carl Gustav recoilless rifle.jpg recoilless rifle  Sweden In limited use.
Cirit[24] Laser-guided  Turkey Standart issue air-to-ground guided missile.
ERYX[3] ERYX-2ndFrInReg 2.jpg Wire-guided missile  France/ Turkey 632 launchers, 3920 missiles in service. Produced under license by MKEK.
M72 LAW[3] 66 kertasinko 75.JPG one-shot unguided  United States/ Turkey Standart issue portable AT weapon. 40,000+ units.[21] Produced under license by MKEK.
M40[3] 150px recoilless rifle  United States 2,500+ M40A1.[21]
Mızrak-O[25] T-129-1001-FAR14-3653.JPG Laser-guided  Turkey Standart issue mid-range surface-to-surface AT missile.
Mızrak-U[25] T-129-1001-FAR14-3653.JPG Laser-guided  Turkey Standart issue long-range air-to-surface AT missile.
MILAN[3] MILAN-VBLB.jpg Wire-guided missile  France/ Turkey 685+ launchers with 25,250+ missiles.[21] Produced by Roketsan.
RPG-7[26] RPG-7 detached.jpg rocket-propelled grenade  Russia 5,000+ units.[21] Mostly captured from PKK.

Grenade Launchers

Model Image Origin Details
AG36[4] GewehrAG36.jpg  Germany In use with HK416.
M79[8] M79 afmil.jpg  United States In limited use.
M203[3] M203 1.jpg  United States In use with M16 and M4 rifles.
MGL[3] Milkor GL.jpg Template:SAR/ Turkey Standart issue automatic grenade launcher. Produced by MKEK.
Mk 19[27] MK19-02.jpg  United States/ Turkey Standart issue stationary grenade launcher. Produced by MKEK.
T-40[3] India Para.jpg  Turkey Standart issue underbarrel grenade launcher.

MANPADS

Model Image Origin Details
FIM-92 Stinger[22] FIM-92 (JASDF).jpg  United States/ Turkey Standart issue MANPADS. 4,500+ units. Produced under license by Roketsan.
9K38 Igla[3] IGLA-S MANPADS at IDELF-2008.jpg  Russia 40 SA-18 variant launchers bought for evaulation.

Grenades & Mines

Mortars

Protective gear

Model Image Origin Type Details
M1 helmet[33] 150px  United States/ Turkey Combat helmet Used as ceremonial helmet. Local production.
MICH[34] 150px  United States/ Turkey Combat helmet Standart issue helmet. Local production.
PASGT[35][36] 150px  United States/ Turkey Combat helmet Secondary standart issue helmet. Local production.
Stahlhelm[37] 150px  Germany Combat helmet Only used in trainings. Bought from East German surplus.
Type III and Type IIIA ballistic vests[38][39] Soldier Plate Carrier System (SPCS).jpg  Turkey Ballistic vest Standart issue in combat zones and on duty personnel. With varying versions.

Vehicles

Tanks

Model Image Origin Type Variant Number Details
Altay  Turkey Main Battle Tank 4 (prototypes)[40] Serial production to start in 2017 with the first batch consisting of 250 units and estimated to cost $2B. Three more similar batches are expected to be ordered.[41]
Leopard 2
170px		  Germany
 Turkey		 Main Battle Tank NG
A4
Total		 1
353
354[3][22]		 Bought from the German Bundeswehr in 2005.[42][43]
M60 Patton Sabra tank.jpg
M60 A3 (7527994088).jpg		  United States
 Israel		 Main Battle Tank M60T 'Sabra'
A3 TTS
A1
Total		 170
658[44]
104
932[22]		 Obtained through conventional forces in Europe treaty 1991.
Leopard 1 Brazilian Leopard 1 tank.jpg  West Germany
 Turkey		 Main Battle Tank 1T 'Volkan'
A3
Total		 170[45]
227
397[46]		 In the late 1970s, after the review of the next generation Soviet T-72 and T-80 tank capabilities, Turkey was alarmed to learn that their M48 Patton's would no longer be able to destroy these new tanks in the numbers required to prevent a Soviet occupation of the country if the Cold War were ever to go hot. So Turkey began to search for a tank that could deliver greater lethality eventually settling on the German Leopard 1. Under an agreement signed in Bonn in November 1980, Turkey would obtain a first batch of 77 tanks by 1983. A further 150 were delivered by the end of 1991, and the last units were received by the end of 1994.[47] In 2002 Turkey reached an agreement with ASELSAN Corporation to upgrade the Leopard 1 tanks, prolonging their service life by another 20 years.[48] This modernization ended suddenly in 2009 as a result of the Financial crisis of 2008 and the subsequent shortage of money in the Turkish coffers. Only 170 units were modernized.[45]
M48 Patton 170px  United States
 Turkey		 Main Battle Tank A5T2 758[44] The M48 was by far the most fielded tank of the Turkish Armed Forces with 3,008 units active during the Cold War, with the runner-up being the M47 Patton of which Turkey fielded 1,347.[49] Today all units are in reserve and will be replaced by the Altay Tank.

Armored Vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Variant Number Details
FNSS ACV-15 ACV-300 Adnan.jpg  United States
 Belgium
 Turkey		 IFV
APC
TD		 ACV-AIFV
ACV-AAPC
ACV-ATV
ACV-AMV
Total		 650
1,380
48
170
2,248		 ACV-15 is license built copy of the American AIFV which was presented to the U.S. Army in a 1967 competition but lost out to the M2 Bradley. Turkey decided to acquire this vehicle for its own armed forces in 1989 with the first 285 units built in Belgium; while rest of the vehicles were produced in Turkey between 1992 and 1997 and again between 2001 and 2004. In total 2,945 units were built of which 2,438 would serve in the Turkish Army.[50] The ACV-15 came in 12 different variants: armored infantry use the IFV, AAPC, AFOV, MES-V, CP, MEV, ATV vehicles; artillery uses AMV-81 and AMV-120; the engineers use ARV and the AESV; and the final variant is used by air defense - the Atılgan.[51] The FNSS Corporation continued further development of their ACV frame resulting in the FNSS ACV-19 - a bigger and more capable version of the ACV-15. Two units were produced in 2000 for evaluation, but Turkey chose not to follow on with an order and none are operational with the army today. [52]
M113 US M113 in Samarra Iraq.jpg  United States
 Turkey		 Armored Personnel Carrier M113A3
M125A
M106A
M113TOW
Total		 3,161
10
179
156
3,506[22]		 187 units bought from Germany's stock in 1993.[53] All modernized.
Ejder Ejder.jpg  Turkey MRAP Yalçın 4x4 50[54]
BTR-60 BTR-60PB NVA.JPG  Russia Armored Personnel Carrier 323[22] Bought from East German stockpile after re-unification. BTR-60PB variant in use. All modernized.
BTR-80 2011 Moscow Victory Day Parade (360-06) (cropped).jpg  Russia Armored Personnel Carrier 535[22] Bought from Russian stockpile between 1993 and 1999.[55] BTR-80M variant in use. All modernized.
Kirpi 170px  Turkey MRAP 420 (+48)[56] Impressed by the survivability of the American Cougar and MaxxPro MRAPs during the Iraq war, Turkey decided to create its own MRAP bus. Serial production began in 2010 by the BMC with all of the 468 vehicles supposed to be delivered by 2013, but the BMC failed badly delivering only 200 units by the deadline.[57] The following year it declared bankruptcy putting the Kirpi production into serious jeopardy and forcing the government seize the company to protect production while the company restructured.[58] As of May 2015 BMC exited bankruptcy and the production rate begun to increase. Today 620[59] units have been produced, 200 of which are in service with the Turkish Gendarmerie. Kirpi is Turkish for hedgehog.
Cobra Paradbaku98.jpg  Turkey MRAP Cobra I
Cobra II		 1,200[3] Turkey's first MRAP entered production in 1997, design to rectify its predecessors weakness - its mine resistance. Its suspension / wheel base is based on the American HMMWV which led some to mistakenly claim that Turkey actually uses the HMMWV as one of its utility vehicles.[60]
Akrep [61]  Turkey Armored Car 370[3] In 1994 Turkey's first indigenous armored car entered production;[62] it was light and nimble, capable of operating in the country as well as in the city, and had enough armor to protect against small arms. But it had one major weakness - landmine survivability - as was demonstrated during a war against the PKK. So the army suspended its procurement of Akreps in favor of Otokar Cobra, with all the follow on units produced going for export only. Since the mid 2000s Turkey has been selling off its Akreps as the stock of Cobras built.
ZPT 170px  Turkey Armored Car 1381[3] After the cancellation of Akrep, Otokar started to produce cheaper alternative for the law enforcement agencies and the army.
LAV-150 Cadillac Gage V-150 do Exército português.jpg  United States Armored Scout Car 124 [3] Lacking a dedicated vehicle for its reconnaissance batallion's Turkey ordered 124 LAV-150 vehicles in 1992 from the Cadillac Corporation.[63]

Rockets & Artillery

Model Image Origin Type Variant Number Details
J-600T Yıldırım [2]  China
 Turkey
 Germany		 TBM 20 Based on Chinese B-611. 100 missiles in stock.[3] They are launched from the German MAN 26.372[3] trucks.
MGM-140 ATACMS 170px  United States SRBM 72 with 120 missiles in stock.[64][65]
T-300 Kasırga [3]  China
 Turkey
 Germany		 Multiple Rocket Launcher 80[3] Based on the WS-1B variant of the Chinese Weishi Rockets family that Turkey purchased the license to produce in the 1997 after America refused to sell the license to produce the M270,[66] installed on the German MAN 26.372 trucks.[3]
TOROS [4]  Turkey
 FR Yugoslavia		 Multiple Rocket Launcher 1 TOROS is a reverse engineered Yugoslavian M-87 Orkan with Turkish designed missiles which have a maximum range of 110km. A single unit was produced in 1997 and underwent evaluation, however no contract followed since then.[66]
M270 MLRS 05.jpg  United States Multiple Rocket Launcher M270A1 12[3] In 1992 Turkey purchased 12 units from US. Later during the mid 90s further 24 units were requested but under the condition that they and the rockets were to be produced in Turkey. US refused and no further acquisition followed.[66]
T-122 Sakarya 170px  Turkey
 Germany		 Multiple Rocket Launcher 130+[3] Development for the T-122 Sakarya began in 1995 with mass production commencing in 1997. It's a Turkish version of the Soviet BM-21 MRL with modern fire control and range that Turks doubled to 40km.[67] The German contribution was the MAN 26.372[3] truck on which the system rests.
RA-7040 [5]  Turkey Multiple Rocket Launcher 24[3] The RA-7040 was the first indigenously design MLR system development for which started in 1980. It can fire up to 40 70mm rockets which come in 4 different types: anti-personnel HE, anti-personnel flechette, ant-armor, and smoke. By 1983 24 units were delivered and field tests commenced, however, the results proved disappointing with the weapon system struggling to destroy anything beyond 7km - about the range of a heavy 120mm mortar.[68]Further acquisition was cancelled that same year, but the weapon saw service nevertheless in the 1990s during a war against the PKK. All units are in storage since 2005 after being replaced by T-122 Sakarya.
T-107 H12 Type 63 multiple rocket launcher.JPG  China
 Turkey		 Multiple Rocket Launcher 100+[3] Is a license built copy of the Chinese Type 63 MRL.
M110 170px  United States 203mm SP gun M110A2 219[22]
M107 170px  United States 175mm SP gun 36[3]
T-155 Fırtına 170px  Turkey
 South Korea		 155mm SP howitzer 277[3] (+70) Turkey in partnership with South Korea was able to create an indigenous self-propelled howitzer, with production starting in 2001 and an order for 350 units.[69] They will eventually replace all M44T, M107, M108, M109. Three T-155 Fırtına supossedly were destoyed by ISIS.[citation needed]
M109 M109A4 155 mm SP Gun, CCFB Valcartier, Quebec, 5 Sep 2011 (26).JPG  United States 155mm SP howitzer 1 Bought for evaluation.
M52 [6]  United States
 Turkey
 Germany		 155mm SP howitzer M52T 362[3] Originally obtained from the US during the 1950s, by the 1990s the system became woefully obsolete so in 1995 Turkey began a modernization program which saw the SPG get a new turret, digital command and fire control, German 155-mm / L39 gun which replaced the original 105-mm gun, and a new more powerful German diesel engine replacing the original fuel guzzling petrol engine.[70]
M44 [7]  United States
 Turkey
 West Germany		 155mm SP howitzer M44T 164[3] The first artillery system to be modernized by Turkey, with the help of West Germany, starting in 1987 and ending in 1992. In total 222 units were modernized but by the mid 2000s Turkey placed these systems into reserve. As the numbers of the new T-155 Fırtına continued to grow the M44T were slowly removed from storage and scrapped.[71]
M108 File:ROCA M108 howitzer in Armor School Side View 20130302.jpg  United States
 Turkey		 105mm SP howitzer M108T 26[22] Though modernized in the 80s, in 2014 all units were withdrawn from service into storage and will likely be scrapped as soon as the new batch of T-155 Fırtına is produced.[28]
FNSS ACV-15 [8]  Turkey 81mm SP mortar AMV-81 170[72]
M115 170px  United States 203mm howitzer 162[3]
Panter Panterrr.JPG  Turkey
 Singapore		 155mm howitzer 225[3](+175) Turkey has spent an extensive amount of money modernizing the American artillery pieces but by the late 1980s an assessment on modern warfare requirements concluded that Turkey no longer could compete with artillery of other countries on an equal footing. So in the mid 1990s, and with the help of Singapore Technologies Kinetics, Turkey developed a new 155mm howitzer - The Panther - which entered serial production in 2002.
M114 USArmy M114 howitzer.jpg  United States 155mm howitzer M114A2 535[3]
M101 M101-105mm-howitzer-camp-pendleton-20050326.jpg  United States 105mm howitzer M101A1 75[22]
M116 Two M116 75mm Howitzers in Chengkungling 20111009.jpg  United States 75mm howitzer  ?[3]

Anti-Aircraft

Model Image Origin Type Number Details
Atılgan PMADS [9]  Turkey
 United States		 Short Range Air Defense 150[3] Mounted on M113 APCs.
Zıpkın PMADS [10]  Turkey
 United Kingdom		 Short Range Air Defense 80[3] Mounted on Range Rover Defenders.
FNSS ACV-30 [11]  Turkey SPAAG 1 More on order.
M42A1 Duster M42-Duster-latrun-1.jpg  United States SPAAG 262[3][22] Mostly in storage.
Oerlikon 35 mm 170px   Switzerland/ Turkey Towed AA 120[3][22] Produced under license.
Bofors 40 mm Bofors-40-L70-hatzerim-2-1.jpg  Sweden/ Turkey Towed AA 803[3][22] Upgraded with radar system capablities.
Rheinmetall 20 mm 20 mm anti-aircraft gun of the Bundeswehr.JPEG  Germany/ Turkey AA Gun 432[3][22] Produced under license.
Oerlikon 20 mm [12]   Switzerland/ Turkey AA Gun 439[22] Produced under license.
M45 Quadmount 170px  United States AA Gun 160[3] Used as ground support gun.

Engineering Vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Number Details
M88A1 170px  United States Armored recovery vehicle 33[3][22] On M60 Patton chassis.
M48A5T5 Tamay [13]  United States/ Turkey Armored recovery vehicle 105[3][22] On M48 Patton chassis.
AZMİM [14]  Turkey/ United States Armored bulldozer x[73] A Turkish license built copy of the American M9 ACE.[74]
Leguan Panzerschnellbrücke Leguan.jpg  Germany Armoured vehicle-launched bridge 36[3][22] Bought from the German Bundeswehr in 2008.[75]
SYHK [15]  Turkey/ Germany Amphibious bridging vehicle x[76] Based on M3 Amphibious Rig.
Bozena 5 [16]  Slovenia Demining vehicle x[77]
Husky VMMD 170px  South Africa Demining vehicle 10[78]

Utility Vehicles

Model Image Origin Number Details
Engerek 170px  Turkey 2,550 [3]
Wrangler 2008 Wrangler JK Unlimited Sahara.jpg  United States
 Turkey		 5,700[3] Produced under license.
Defender Land Rover Defender front 20070518.jpg  United Kingdom
 Turkey		 9,800[3] Produced under license.
M151 170px  United States x[79] Bought from US surplus.
CJ-3B Mitsubishi 1955 Jeep.JPG  United States
 Turkey		 x[80][81] Produced under license.

Cargo Vehicles

Model Image Origin Type Number Details
Mercedes Actros 170px  Germany
 Turkey		 Truck Tractor 380[21] Produced by Mercedes-Benz Türk.
Mercedes Axor Mercedes Benz Axor 1829 A 4x4 Bundeswehr.jpg  Germany
 Turkey		 Truck Tractor 140[21] Produced by Mercedes-Benz Türk.
Mercedes NG 170px  West Germany
 Turkey		 Truck Tractor Produced by Mercedes-Benz Türk.
PLS Palletized load system.jpg  United States Very Heavy Truck
(16,500 kg)		 x[82]
HEMTT 170px  United States Very Heavy Truck
(12,000 kg)		 80[21][83]
BMC 380-26 [17]  Turkey Heavy Truck
(10,000 kg)		 403[3]
BMC Fatih 280 [18]  Turkey Heavy Truck
(8,000 kg)		 575[21]
BMC 235-16 [19]  Turkey Heavy Truck
(5,000 kg)		 282[3]
M939 US Marine Corps 030224-M-XT622-034 USMC M923 (6X6) 5-ton cargo truck heads a convoy departing Camp Matilda, Kuwait crop.jpg  United States Heavy Truck
(5,000 kg)		 x[84]
BMC 185-09 [20]  Turkey Medium Truck
(2,500 kg)		 706[3]
Unimog Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 5000.jpg  Germany
 Turkey		 Medium Truck
(2,500 kg)		 5,500[28][85] Produced by Mercedes-Benz Türk.

Radar Systems

Model Image Origin Type Details
ACAR[86]  Turkey Ground Surveillance Radar
AN/MPQ-64 ELEC AN-MPQ-64 Sentinel Radar lg.jpg  United States
 Turkey		 Mobile Radar Produced under license by Aselsan[87]
AN/TPQ-36 AN TPQ-36.jpg  United States
 Turkey		 Mobile Radar Produced under license by Aselsan[88]
AN/TPQ-37 AN TPQ-37 Firefinder radar.JPEG  United States
 Turkey		 Mobile Radar Produced under license by Aselsan[89]
EL/M-2226[90]  Denmark Mobile Radar
KALKAN[91]  Turkey Mobile Radar
SERHAT[92]  Turkey Counter-Mortar Radar
Skyguard[93] FLGer98 Skyguard.JPG   Switzerland Pulse doppler search & tracking radar. Issued with AA guns.

Aircraft

Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles

Model Image Origin Number Details
Anka[22] TAI-ANKA-UAV-FAR14-3659.JPG  Turkey 5 Block A and Block B variants in use.
Bayraktar Mini[3] 150px  Turkey 148 Standart recon UAV. Block A and Block B variants in use.
Bayraktar Tactical[94] 150px  Turkey 12 Block A and Block B variants in use.
CL-89[22] CL289 uav start.jpg  Germany/ United Kingdom x Being replaced by local produced units.
Firebee[22] Teledyne-Ryan-Firebee-hatzerim-1.jpg  United States x Used in AA target trainings.
GNAT[22]  United States 22 Being replaced by local produced units.
Harpy[22] Paris Air Show 2007-06-24 n25.jpg  Israel x Being replaced by local produced units.
Heron[95] IAI Heron 1 in flight 2.JPEG  Israel/ Turkey 10 In use with upgraded FLIR by Aselsan.
Malazgirt[3]  Turkey 4 Bought for evaluation.

Helicopters

Model Image Origin Type Number Details
206 JetRanger[22][96] Agusta-Bell AB-206A JetRanger, Italy - Army JP7373821.jpg  United States/ Italy Utility helicopter 28 AB206 variant in use.
AH-1 Cobra[3][96] 150px  United States/ Turkey Attack helicopter 55 AH-1F variant in use. Being replaced by T-129. All modernized.
AH-1 SuperCobra[3][22] AH-1W Super Cobra assigned to HMLA 167.jpg  United States/ Turkey Attack helicopter 6 AH-1W variant in use. Being replaced by T-129. All modernized.
AS532 Cougar[3] 150px  France/ Turkey Utility helicopter 40 AS532UL MkII variant in use. All modernized.
CH-47 Chinook[97] 150px  United States Transport helicopter 3 CH-47F variant in use. 8 more on order.
Mi-17[22] 150px  Russia/ Turkey Utility helicopter 19 Mi-8MT variant in use. All modernized.
OH-58 Kiowa[22] Austria (Österreich), Zeltweg (Flughafen Hinterstoisser), AirPower 2013, OH-58 Kiowa, 0190.JPG  United States Observation helicopter 3 OH-58C variant in use.
S-70 Black Hawk[96] 150px  United States/ Turkey Utility helicopter 58 T-70 variant in use. 50+ more on order. Produced by TAI.
T-129 ATAK[98][99][96] 150px  Italy/ Turkey Attack helicopter 9 50+ more on order. Produced by TAI.
TH-55 Osage[22] 150px  United States/ Turkey Trainer helicopter 28 TH-300C variant in use. All modernized.
UH-1 Iroquois[3][100] 150px  United States/ Turkey Utility helicopter 177 UH-1H variant in use. Being replaced by T-70. All modernized.
UH-1N Twin Huey[22] ÖBH Bell212 Landeck Abflug1.jpg  United States/ Italy/ Turkey Utility helicopter 18 AB 212 variant in use. Being replaced by T-70. All modernized.
UH-60 Black Hawk[3] Blackhawk.jpg  United States/ Turkey Utility helicopter 86 UH-60A variant in use. All modernized.

Fixed Wing Aircraft

Model Image Origin Type Number Details
Baron[22] Beechcraft Baron 58.jpg  United States/ Turkey Trainer aircraft 4 T-42A variant in use. All modernized.
Cessna 185[3] 150px  United States/ Turkey Utility aircraft 98 U-17B variant in use. All modernized.
Cessna 421[3] Cessna421B-Landing.jpg  United States/ Turkey VIP transport 3 421B variant. All modernized.
Citabria[22] 150px  United States/ Turkey Observation aircraft 34 7GCBC variant in use. All modernized.
CN-235[101] Casa.cn-235m-100.35-24.spanishaf.arp.jpg  Spain/ Turkey Transport aircraft 10 CN-235-100/110 variant in use. All modernized.
Do 28[22] Dornier do 28 d2 sky 03.jpg  Germany/ Turkey Transport aircraft 2 Do 28D-2 variant in use. All modernized.
Super King Air 200[100] KingAir200-G-CDFY-122.jpg  United States/ Turkey Utility aircraft 6 B200C variant in use. All modernized.
T-41 Mescalero[22] 150px  United States/ Turkey Utility aircraft 25 T-41D variant in use. All modernized.

Future procurements

Name Type Quantity Notes
National Infantry Rifle Project Battle and assault rifle 600,000[102] All G3 and HK33 rifles will be replaced with MPT in next 10 years.[103] Serial production began in 2015.[104]The initial phase of the project will see a total of 35,014 MPT-76's being produced in two tranches. The first tranche of the initial phase, consisting of 20,000 rifles was contracted to state-owned company Machines and Chemical Industries Board (MKEK) in June 2015. The second tranche, consisting of 15,014 rifles, was contracted with local company Kalekalip in December 2015.[105]
Modern National Machine Gun Project General-purpose machine gun TBD MKEK and Kalekalıp won the project.[106] First batch will be delivered in 2015.[107] Machine gun will use 7.62mm.[108]
Utility Helicopter Programme Utility helicopter 109~300[109] A version of AgustaWestland AW149 named TUHP149, and the Turkish T-70 version of the S-70i Black Hawk, were candidates for the programme which worth $4 billion.[109] On 21 April 2011 the Turkish defence minister announced that the Sikorsky T-70 Black Hawk had been declared the winner.[110]
Indigenous Helicopter Project Utility helicopter TBD Under Development by TAI.[111][112]
Heavy Lift Helicopter Programme Transport helicopter 11[113] CH-47F's ordered. 5 to Land Forces Command, 1 to Special Forces Command,[113] expected to be produced by 2016.[114]
T-LORAMIDS Missile defence/air defence system 12[115] FD-2000 Selected over competing U.S., Russian, and European systems.[116][117] Cancelled in favor of a domestically produced initiative.[118]
Next Gen APC Armored Personnel Carrier TBD A competition exists between Turkeys two largest arms producers in winning the contract to supply Turkey's next generation APC which is intended to replace all of the BTR-80 and M113s. The FNSS Defence Systems is offering the Pars[22] while the Otokar Corporation is offering the Arma.[22] The results of the competitions will be announced in 2016, however, Azerbaijan has already demonstrated interest in the Arma which may sway the final ruling in Otokar's favor.
Special Purpose Tactical Wheeled Armored Vehicles Procurement Project CBRN armored vehicle 428 Procurement of Special Purpose Tactical Wheeled Armored Vehicles and related mission equipment for tactical reconnaissance, surveillance and CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) reconnaissance missions of Turkish Land Forces.[119]
Armoured Amphibious Assault Vehicle Project Amphibious Assault Vehicle 27 Main function is Amphibious Operation. To transport troops from ship to shore through rough water and the surf zone and onto land where it can continue on to inland objectives.[120]
Anti-Tank Vehicle Project Tank destroyer 260 Anti-Tank Vehicles will be indigenously developed in order to carry the new generation antitank missile systems currently in service of TLFC and also for those to be acquired by the SSM Project of OMTAS.[121]
Low-level Airborne Ground Surveillance Zeppelin Project Airborne ground surveillance zeppelin x Probably the Tethered Aerostat Radar System.[122] To meet the “low-level border surveillance” requirement of Turkish Land Forces Command.[123]
105 mm Air Transportable Light Towed Howitzer (BORAN) Project Howitzer x To meet the “105 mm air transportable light towed howitzer” requirement of Turkish Land Forces Command.[124]
Man Portable Fire and Forget Short Range Anti-Tank Weapon Project Anti-tank missile x Delivery of man portable fire and forget short range anti-tank weapon.[125]
Mine Cleaning System Project Demining equipment 50 Fast breaching of the minefield in the combat field to create a safe path for troops.[126]
Multispectral Camouflage System Project Multi-spectral camouflage x Multispectral camouflage net and mobile multispectral camouflage systems will be indigenously developed in order to increase the hiding capabilities of troops in the field and weapons/systems/tactical vehicles.[127]
Flexible Layer Cage Armour System Project Cage armor x Flexible layer cage armour system will be indigenously developed in order to increase the survivability capability of tanks and armoured vehicles against anti-tank rockets.[128]

See also

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