{"id":661375,"date":"2025-12-30T00:48:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T00:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/661375\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T00:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T00:48:11","slug":"spain-and-turkiye-sign-a-contract-for-30-hurjets-valued-at-e2-6-billion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/661375\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain and T\u00fcrkiye sign a contract for 30 H\u00dcRJETs valued at \u20ac2.6 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The signing of the contract between Turkey and Spain for the incorporation of the H\u00dcRJET<\/strong> advanced trainer by the Spanish Air and Space Force<\/strong> marks far more than the selection of a new training platform. The agreement consolidates, for the first time, the entry of a jet trainer designed and produced entirely by Turkey into the inventory of a European and NATO-member air force, redefining the industrial and technological balance within the advanced combat pilot training segment in Europe.<\/p>\n

X de Dr. Mehmet Demiro\u011flu<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The announcement was officially confirmed by Turkish authorities through public communications, formalizing a process that had undergone more than two years of technical maturation, operational evaluations, and industrial negotiations. The contract covers a package of 30 H\u00dcRJET aircraft<\/strong>, integrated into Spain\u2019s new Integrated Advanced Training System<\/strong>, with an overall program value estimated at \u20ac2.6 billion<\/strong> and deliveries scheduled to begin from 2028<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

X de Prof. Dr. Haluk G\u00f6rg\u00fcn<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

From national program to strategic export<\/p>\n

For Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), the contract represents a strategic turning point. The H\u00dcRJET moves beyond a program focused solely on domestic requirements to become an exportable platform validated by a European operator, under NATO standards<\/strong> and with high demands in terms of interoperability, sustainment, and certification.<\/p>\n

The agreement goes well beyond the delivery of aircraft. The package includes ground-based simulation systems, networked training architecture, maintenance infrastructure, long-term logistical support, and an industrial cooperation framework<\/strong>, shaping a high\u2013value-added defense export. In this context, the H\u00dcRJET is positioned as a comprehensive advanced training system<\/strong>, designed to reduce flight hours on frontline combat aircraft and to optimize the transition toward advanced fourth- and fifth-generation platforms.<\/p>\n

Replacing the F-5M under the ITS-C program<\/p>\n

From the Spanish perspective, the decision responds to a concrete operational requirement. Ala 23<\/strong>, based at Talavera la Real, currently operates 19 F-5M<\/strong> aircraft, modernized by Israel Aerospace Industries, whose service life is projected to extend only into the early 2030s. The ITS-C program<\/strong> does not seek a simple one-for-one platform replacement, but rather a doctrinal transformation of the training pipeline<\/strong>, incorporating advanced digital avionics, synthetic training, network connectivity, and closer alignment with the future combat ecosystem of the Spanish Air and Space Force.\"Supersonic<\/p>\n

Supersonic F-5M trainer aircraft of the Spanish Air and Space Force.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Within this framework, the H\u00dcRJET prevailed over established competitors such as the Leonardo M-346<\/strong>, the KAI T-50\/FA-50<\/strong>, and the Boeing T-7 Red Hawk<\/strong>, not only due to its technical performance, but also because of the industrial and political architecture<\/strong> underpinning the proposal. The previously structured alliance between Airbus Defence and Space and TAI<\/strong> ensured national industrial leadership, economic return, and significant involvement of Spain\u2019s technological base.<\/p>\n

More than a dozen Spanish companies\u2014including Indra, ITP, GMV, Aertec, Airtificial, SENER, and Grupo Oes\u00eda<\/strong>\u2014are integrated into the program, securing capabilities in key areas such as simulation, systems, integration, and sustainment.<\/p>\n

Spain’s New Military Aircraft Acquisitions With Airbus<\/p>\n

A platform with a solid level of maturity<\/p>\n

From a technical standpoint, the H\u00dcRJET<\/strong> is a single-engine, supersonic, tandem-seat advanced trainer, conceived from the outset to replace platforms such as the T-38<\/strong> and F-5<\/strong> within the Turkish Air Force. Since its maiden flight in April 2023, the program has accumulated more than 150 test activities<\/strong>, with two prototypes currently flying<\/strong> and serial production already underway<\/strong>. In performance terms, it offers an envelope fully aligned with modern advanced training requirements, featuring a maximum speed of Mach 1.4<\/strong>, a service ceiling of 45,000 feet<\/strong>, a climb rate of approximately 48,500 feet per minute<\/strong>, and structural limits of +8\/\u20133 g<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

These characteristics enable the replication of realistic kinematic profiles and support advanced tactical training based on onboard-generated synthetic environments<\/strong>, reducing reliance on external assets and operational combat aircraft.<\/p>\n

More than a trainer<\/p>\n

The selection of the H\u00dcRJET carries implications that go beyond purely operational considerations. Spain has opted for a solution that combines doctrinal renewal, industrial return, and supplier diversification, at a time of growing pressure on U.S. programs and increasing fragmentation of the Western defense market. For Turkey, the agreement represents a qualitative leap\u2014from a peripheral industrial partner to a supplier of advance platforms within the NATO ecosystem<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

That this marks the first export of the H\u00dcRJET<\/strong>, with the Spanish Air and Space Force as the launch customer, is far from trivial. It significantly reduces perceived risk for future operators and positions the aircraft as a credible candidate for standardization<\/strong> within multinational training frameworks in Europe and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The signing of the contract between Turkey and Spain for the incorporation of the H\u00dcRJET advanced trainer by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":661376,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5312],"tags":[202134,202130,2000,299,202133,61771,202136,104,202135,202131,10576,202132],"class_list":{"0":"post-661375","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-spain","8":"tag-ejercito-del-aire-y-del-espacio","9":"tag-entrenador-avanzado","10":"tag-eu","11":"tag-europe","12":"tag-f-5m","13":"tag-hurjet","14":"tag-nato-otan","15":"tag-spain","16":"tag-spanish-air-and-space-force","17":"tag-turkish-aerospace-industries-tai","18":"tag-turkiye","19":"tag-tusas"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115805769071971449","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=661375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/661376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=661375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=661375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=661375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}