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Trainer & light attack

Turkey

Turkish Aerospace Industries

Hürkuş

A Turkish single-engine turboprop basic trainer aircraft used by the Turkish Air Force, with an armed Hürkuş-C variant developed for light attack and close air support roles for export customers.

In service since 2016 · 2 operator countries

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-02

574

km/h

1,650

km range

10,668

m ceiling

900

kg payload

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

Türkiye export-licensed

SSB-administered; growing export programme, some Western sub-component dependencies.

Channel: Direct commercial / G2G

Fielded & proven

Limited · 2 operators

In service since 2016. Status: active · ~55 built.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from.

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Compatible munitions & weapons

Publicly reported weapons the Hürkuş can carry. Linked items have a full spec page.

MAM-L MAM-C guided rockets

Full specifications

Performance

Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.

Max speed Maximum level speed. For aircraft this is at optimal altitude; for ground vehicles, top road speed. Higher means faster response and better kinematic performance.: 574 km/h

Bottom 4% of trainers
Range Maximum distance: ferry range for aircraft, operational range for vehicles, maximum engagement distance for missiles. Higher means more standoff or persistence.: 1,650 km

Stronger than 37% of trainers
Service ceiling Maximum operating altitude. Higher gives energy advantage and sensor horizon.: 10,668 m

Stronger than 13% of trainers

Firepower

Armament, payload and guidance.

Hardpoints External stations for weapons and pods. More means bigger and more flexible loadouts.: 4

Bottom 4% of trainers
Weapons payload Maximum ordnance weight the platform can carry. Higher means more strike capacity per sortie.: 900 kg

Stronger than 11% of trainers

Physical

Dimensions, weight and crew.

Length Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.: 10.21 m
Wingspan Wingtip-to-wingtip span.: 9.83 m
Empty weight Weight without fuel, ammunition or crew.: 2,400 kg
Combat weight Fully loaded weight. Lighter eases transport and bridging limits; heavier often means more armor.: 3,550 kg
Crew Personnel required to operate. Fewer reduces exposure; autoloaders trade a loader for mechanical complexity.: 2

Propulsion

Engine, power and fuel.

Engine Powerplant model and type.: 1× Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-68T turboprop
Engines Number of engines. Twin-engine gives redundancy at higher cost.: 1
Propulsion type Turbofan, turboshaft, diesel, gas turbine, solid-fuel rocket, ramjet…: Turboprop

Program

Cost, production scale and operators.

Units built Total production run. Higher means proven manufacturing, mature logistics and spares availability.: 55

Stronger than 25% of trainers
Operator countries Number of countries operating the system. More operators means broader support ecosystem.: 2

Stronger than 33% of trainers

Specifications compiled from public Turkish Aerospace Industries and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-02.

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