For example, the country no longer has access to engines for its Altay tank due to frequent dispute with other members of NATO over such issues as attacking Kurdish forces allied with the U.S. Turkey has lost access to a number of Western defense products over time. The F-35s would replace Turkey’s aging fleet of F-4 Terminators 2020s while the TF-X would replace Turkey’s F-16s.īut after Erdogan chose to purchase S-400 surface-to-air missile systems from Russia, Turkey was ejected from the F-35 program over fears that Russia might use backdoors installed in those systems to gather intel. The twin-engine TF-X was originally intended to be a more air-superiority-oriented complement to Turkey’s expected fleet of F-35 stealth fighters. In June 2021, after it was officially announced that TAI would procure 14 engines for the T929 from Ukraine's Motor Sich, TAI CEO Kotil highlighted the symbolic importance of having such new locally developed aircraft taking flight during Turkey's centennial.The Political Struggles of Turkey’s Future Jet FightersĮrdogan, staring down the barrel of a tough election this May, undoubtedly hopes the prototype aircraft will highlight Turkey’s progress toward a self-sufficient defense industry-a drive that has been made even more necessary due to its worsening relationship with former primary arms suppliers Germany and the United States over the last decade.

Turkey's U.S.-built AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters will serve on the flagship as an interim solution until the ATAK 2 enters service sometime around 2025. In the latter, it will operate from the TCG Anadolu. The T929 is slated to serve in the Turkish Land Forces as well as the Turkish Navy. The upcoming heavy attack helicopter can carry various Turkish-made munitions, including unguided rockets, guided long-range UMTAS anti-tank and Cirit 70 mm missiles, and air-to-air missiles. The ATAK 2 will be significantly heavier, with twice the takeoff weight of its predecessor, which was developed on the airframe of the Italian AugustWestland A129 with Turkish-built components and subsystems. TAI is also developing the T929 ATAK 2, a successor to the T129 ATAK attack helicopter.

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