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An image of a Turkish H\u00fcrjet prototype emerged on May 19, 2026<\/a>, flying with underwing weapon pylons, suggests a weaponized variant might be in the works. The picture was captured by aviation photographer Enes \u00d6tken and posted on his Instagram page.<\/p>\n The location can be assumed to be the T\u00fcrk Havac\u0131l\u0131k Ve Uzay Sanayi Anonim \u015eirketi\/Turkish Aerospace Industries\u2019 (TUSA\u015e\/TAI) facility northwest of Ankara. The image surfaced following claims emerged earlier this month<\/a> that a combat variant is in development.<\/p>\n This indicates a steady progress towards a light attack version of the indigenously developed advanced jet trainer, competing in a tight market dominated by other products like the South Korean KAI T-50 and its light fighter FA-50<\/a>; the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk<\/a>; the Italian M-346A Master<\/a>; and the Russian Yak-130M<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n A post shared by Enes \u00d6tken (@enesotkenphotos)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n The tail number on the airframe carrying the pylons is TUS-A003. This is the same airframe that flew with a new light and dark gray paint scheme on Nov. 21, 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n The airframe has a flight data probe (pitot tube) on the nose and, considering both the landing gear and the speedbrakes are deployed, it was captured while landing after a test flight. We can also see what appears to be two cameras placed in a v-pattern behind the landing gear, possibly to observe and record the vibration and impact the pylons have on the wings.<\/p>\n The H\u00fcrjet is currently reported to be in its serial production stage, and four prototypes are currently flying, with TUS-A003 being one of them. TurDef<\/em><\/a> has claimed that the aircraft will soon be integrated with the MURAD family of Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars, as well as the G\u00f6kdo\u011fan beyond visual-range and Bozdo\u011fan within visual-range<\/a> AAMs (Air-to-Air Missiles).<\/p>\n Primarily, the jet will replace the Turkish Air Force\u2019s (T\u00fcrk Hava Kuvvetleri) older T-38 Talon jet trainers, of which the service operates 68 airframes, as per the 2026 World Air Forces<\/em> report. Regarding the pylons on TUS-A003, little information is available, and no statement has been released by TAI.<\/p>\n The Turkish Air Force (T\u00fcrk Hava Kuvvetleri) has ordered 12 aircraft, while the Ej\u00e9rcito del Aire y del Espacio (Spanish Air and Space Force \u2013 SASF), the H\u00fcrjet\u2019s first foreign customer, has signed on for 30 airframes<\/a>, under the now-designated SAETA II program.<\/p>\n Sixty-percent of the jets will be produced locally in Spain, with an Airbus-led consortium producing many customized subsystems and components. The H\u00fcrjet will eventually replace the SASF\u2019s existing 19 F-5M trainers.<\/p>\n The H\u00fcrjets would be assigned to the Ala 23 (23rd Wing) at Talavera La Real Air Base, which currently operates the F-5Ms. These are used to train pilots to fly the Eurofighter Typhoons and F-18 (Spain doesn\u2019t use the F\/A-18 designation for its Hornets).<\/p>\n The H\u00fcrjet would form a part of an even broader Integrated Combat Training System (ITS-C), including ground simulators, theoretical and practical instructions training aids, to better prepare TurAF and SASF aviators for future Gen. 4.5 and Gen. 5 aircraft.<\/p>\n H\u00dcRJET\u2019in hafif sald\u0131r\u0131 versiyonu da geli\u015ftirme a\u015famas\u0131nda ve prototip a\u015famas\u0131nda u\u00e7u\u015f testleri zaten yap\u0131l\u0131yor.<\/p>\n Bu varyant\u0131n geli\u015ftirilmesi ve sertifikasyonunun tamamlanmas\u0131 i\u00e7in ek zamana ihtiya\u00e7 duyulmaktad\u0131r.@TUSAS_TR<\/a> Genel M\u00fcd\u00fcr\u00fc @dr_mdemiroglu<\/a> | https:\/\/t.co\/3t8h8h1FH2<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/isJWASgW77<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 KaraKulak (@KaraKulak__) May 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Savunmatr<\/em><\/a> said that SAETA II will be split in two phases, with the first phase starting in 2028 covering the delivery of 21 aircraft, with one aircraft used as a prototype to test the Spanish parts, mission systems and avionics technologies developed by GMV, Sener, Aertec, Grupo Oes\u00eda, Orbital, and Indra. The larger ground-based training system is slated to come online in the 2029-2030 timeframe, while the second phase between 2031-2035 will see the complete fleet of 30 aircraft converted to the Spanish SAETA II standard.<\/p>\n The aircraft will fly with the U.S.-made GE F404 engines<\/a>, at least until the TF-series of domestically-developed powerplants being made by TUSA\u015e Engine Industries (TEI) are operational to power future batches.<\/p>\n #H\u00dcRJET<\/a> program\u0131 kapsam\u0131nda, GE Aerospace ile motor tedarikine y\u00f6nelik s\u00f6zle\u015fme imzalad\u0131k. F404 motorlar\u0131n\u0131 kapsayan anla\u015fma, H\u00dcRJET\u2019in seri \u00fcretim hedeflerine ve program\u0131n s\u00fcrd\u00fcr\u00fclebilir b\u00fcy\u00fcmesine katk\u0131 sa\u011flarken, platformun k\u00fcresel \u00f6l\u00e7ekteki rekabet g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fc daha da ileriye\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/YoBcoiVLfN<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 T\u00fcrk Havac\u0131l\u0131k Uzay Sanayii (@TUSAS_TR) May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n In a January 2026 interview with SAHA \u0130stanbul<\/em><\/a>, TAI chief Mehmet Demiro\u011flu also shed light on the H\u00fcrjet\u2019s naval version. The aircraft is slated to fly off the Turkish Navy\u2019s future MUGEM carrier, which has been depicted in both official<\/a> and unofficial renditions with the trainer aircraft among the platforms it will operate.<\/p>\n Without expanding on the specific interest of the Turkish Naval Forces in the H\u00fcrjet, Demiro\u011flu merely responded in the affirmative when asked if the service has contacted the manufacturer for the aircraft. He further reiterated the company\u2019s production readiness to meet a larger order.\u00a0<\/p>\n #H\u00dcRJET<\/a> ger\u00e7ekle\u015ftirdi\u011fi d\u00fc\u015f\u00fck irtifa\u2013y\u00fcksek h\u0131z testleriyle r\u00fczgar\u0131n\u0131 Akdeniz\u2019in \u00fcst\u00fcnde, Toroslar\u0131n ete\u011finde estirdi.<\/p>\n H\u00dcRJET\u2019in Antalya\u2019da iki prototiple yap\u0131lan 18 sortiyle 79 test noktas\u0131 eksiksiz tamamland\u0131 ve ses \u00fcst\u00fc h\u0131zlarda kritik veriler elde edildi.<\/p>\n Mill\u00ee imk\u00e2nlarla\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/VfQsy3Sh2H<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 T\u00fcrk Havac\u0131l\u0131k Uzay Sanayii (@TUSAS_TR) March 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n \u201cWe can say that we have entered mass production in this sense. Now, the arrival of Spain, and the fact that extra orders will be coming from the Turkish Air Force and Naval Forces, which we expect very soon, has further accelerated our mass production preparations. We are working towards a production line of a hundred units. Normally, for this type of aircraft, it\u2019s one or two per month. We want to reach two per month as soon as possible, and then three per month. And when we talk about mass production of these aircraft, it shouldn\u2019t be compared to the mass production of cars. Even if you produce one aircraft per month, it\u2019s still mass production.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Deniz Sistemleri Seminerinde, MUGEM ve TF-2000 \u00f6l\u00e7ekli maketleri de sergileniyor. pic.twitter.com\/NPs4YDAnQt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Defence Turkey Magazine (@DefenceTurkey) May 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Infographics at exhibitions have shown the future MUGEM carrier, a ski-jump Short Take-Off Barrier Arrested (STOBAR) vessel, also operating the Baykar TB3<\/a>, the ANKA-3<\/a> UCAV, and the Kizilelma<\/a> collaborative combat aircraft (CCA), besides the H\u00fcrjet.<\/p>\n\n
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