List of active weapons of the Turkish Air Force

This is a list of active weapons of the Turkish Air Force that are currently in service.

Current weapons

Air Defense Weapons

Weapon Origin Role Versions In service Notes
Surface to Air Weapons
S-400  Russia Mobile surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile system S-400 M 36 Fire Unit with four Batteries.[1] Unknown missiles.[2]
HISAR  Turkey Mobile short to medium range surface-to-air missile HİSAR-A & HİSAR-O Deployed to Syria under Operation Spring Shield[3] Produced by ASELSAN and ROKETSAN
MIM-23  USA Medium range surface-to-air missile Hawk XXI 92 Fire Unit with 16 Batteries.[4] Modernized. To be replaced by Hisar-O.
S-125  RUS
 UKR
Medium range surface-to-air missile S-125-2D Modernized. Deployed to Libya and Syria.[5]
Rapier missile  UK Medium range surface-to-air missile Rapier 2000 515 Fire Unit with 86 Battery.[6] Produced under license by ROKETSAN. To be replaced by Hisar-A.
Atılgan PMADS  Turkey UK Short range surface-to-air missile Zıpkın Variant[7] 64 Fire Unit with 32 Battery. Produced by ROKETSAN.
KORKUT  Turkey Anti-aircraft gun KORKUT KKA, KORKUT SSA[8] 13 systems[9] Produced by ASELSAN
Bofors 40 mm  Sweden Anti-aircraft gun L70 with radar system capabilities. 803 Upgraded by ASELSAN.
Oerlikon 35 mm   Switzerland Anti-aircraft gun GDF-003 with Skyguard[10] 120[11] Produced under licence by MKEK.
Oerlikon 20 mm   Switzerland Anti-aircraft gun GAI-D01 with ATEŞ FCS. 440[12] Produced under licence by MKEK.
Rheinmetall 20 mm  Germany Anti-aircraft gun Zwillingscanone with ATEŞ FCS. 432 Produced under licence by MKEK.
FIM-92 Stinger  USA MANPADS - 1000+ Launchers Produced under license by Roketsan.
Radar Systems[13]
KORAL[14]  Turkey Mobile Electronic Warfare Radar
KALKAN[15]  Turkey Long range Air Defence Radar Will also be used with HİSAR air defence systems.
AN/MPQ-44  USA Surveillance radar Issued with Nike Hercules missiles.[16]
AN/MPS-14  USA Height Finder Radar Issued with Nike Hercules missiles.[16]
AN/MPQ-14  USA Command Guidance Radar Issued with Nike Hercules missiles.[16]
AN/FPS-71  USA High-Power Acquisition Radar Issued with Nike Hercules missiles.[16]
AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel  USA/ Turkey Short Range Air Defense Radar Issued with HAWK missiles.[17]
AN/MPQ-62  USA/ Turkey Continuous Wave Acquisition Radar Issued with HAWK missiles.[17]
AN/MPQ-61  USA/ Turkey HAWK High Power Illuminator Radar Issued with HAWK missiles.[17]
Dagger radar  UK/ TUR Multi-beam high resolution 3D radar system. Issued with Rapier missiles.[18]
Blindfire radar  UK/ TUR Unit Guidance Radar Issued with Rapier missiles.[19]
Selex RAT-31DL  ITA Long-range air surveillance radar Upgraded in 2014.[20]
Selex RAT-31SL  ITA Short-range air surveillance radar Upgraded in 2014.[20]
AN/FPS-117[21]  USA Long-range air surveillance radar Three[22]
AN/TPS-77[23]  USA Long-range air surveillance radar
AN/TPS-64[24]  USA Long-range air surveillance radar
HR-3000 RSRP[25]  UK Long-range air surveillance radar
TRS 22XX Parasol  FRA Long-range air surveillance radar Produced by HAVELSAN[26]
TRS 3445 Suricate  FRA Short-range air surveillance radar Produced by HAVELSAN[27]

Missiles and Bombs

Weapon Origin Role Versions
Air-to-air missiles
AIM-120 AMRAAM  USA Medium-range air-to-air missile AIM-120A, AIM-120B, AIM-120C-7[28]
AIM-7 Sparrow  USA Medium-range air-to-air missile AIM-7E, AIM-7F
AIM-9 Sidewinder  USA Short-range air-to-air missile AIM-9E/F/X/M/L/I/S/P3
GÖKDOĞAN  TUR Medium-range air-to-air missile In active development.
BOZDOĞAN  TUR Short-range air-to-air missile In active development.
Air-to-ground missiles
SOM  Turkey Land/Ship attackCruise missile SOM B1 & B2
AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER  USA Land attack cruise missile SLAM-ER
Standoff Land Attack Missile  USA Land attack cruise missile AGM-84H/K
Popeye (missile)  ISR Land attack cruise missile Popeye II
AGM-88 HARM  USA Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile AGM-88B
AGM-65 Maverick  USA Air-to-surface guided missile AGM-65G, AGM-65A/B
AGM-154 JSOW  USA Glide bomb AGM-154A-1/C
Bombs
JDAM  USA Guidance kit In use with GBU-31, GBU-38
HGK[29]  TUR Guidance kit In use with MK-84
KGK[30]  TUR Guidance kit In use with MK-82
NEB[31]  TUR Penetration bomb NEB B1
BLU-109 bomb  USA Penetration bomb
CBU-58  USA Cluster bomb
CBU-100  USA Cluster bomb
CBU-105 WCMD  USA Cluster bomb
Mark 81 bomb  USA General-purpose bomb
Mark 82 bomb  USA General-purpose bomb
Mark 83 bomb  USA General-purpose bomb
Mark 84 bomb  USA General-purpose bomb
Matra Durandal  France Anti-runway bomb
GBU-8  USA Laser-guided bomb 8/B HOBOS
GBU-12 Paveway II  USA Laser-guided bomb
GBU-10 Paveway II  USA Laser-guided bomb
GBU-31  USA Anti-radiation bomb

References

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  29. http://www.sage.tubitak.gov.tr/en/urunler/precision-guidance-kit-hgk
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