Turkey to begin mass producing fighter jet training plane
The Hürjet is now expected to take first flight next year.
Turkey will mass produce its indigenous light attack and fighter-jet trainer aircraft, the Hürjet, Ankara’s Defense Industry Executive Committee revealed this week.
The announcement came after the body held a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday.
Turkey plans to export the Hürjet, which is a jet engine modification of the propeller-driven TAI Hurkus, following the success of Ankara’s armed drone sales abroad.
The new aircraft, scheduled to fly in 2023, was designed to train Turkish pilots to fly fifth-generation fighter jets such as the F-35.
