Overview
- The first production‑standard Hürjet completed its maiden flight on Sunday and stayed airborne for about 18 minutes as Turkish Aerospace moved the programme from prototype testing into production‑standard flight trials.
- Turkish Aerospace plans to ramp serial manufacture to about two aircraft per month and is targeting initial deliveries to the Turkish Air Force by the end of 2026, with the Turkish Stars aerobatic team slated to receive early jets.
- Hürjet is a single‑engine, tandem‑seat supersonic advanced trainer powered by a General Electric F404 engine with a top speed near Mach 1.4, a 45,000‑foot service ceiling and capacity for external stores to support light‑attack missions.
- Spain signed a 2025 memorandum with Turkish Aerospace and Airbus to buy Hürjet trainers, with an initial 30‑aircraft plan and deliveries targeted from 2028 while final supply contracts and exact numbers remain under negotiation.
- Launched in 2017 to replace ageing T‑38 and F‑5 trainers, the Hürjet programme is developing naval and light‑attack variants that could operate from the TCG Anadolu and would both modernize pilot training and expand Turkey’s military aircraft exports.