TAI Hürjet

The TAI Hürjet is a single-engine, tandem-seat, supersonic advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft being developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries. Its name joins the Turkish words for free and jet and also honours the aviator and engineer Vecihi Hürkuş. The project began in July 2017 as a company-funded venture, and the first prototype flew on 25 April 2023 from the company's test airfield in Ankara. The Turkish Air Force intends it to replace the Northrop T-38M Talon in the trainer role and to supplement the F-16 in close air support, and the company is also seeking export orders. The prototype specification lists one General Electric F404-GE-104 afterburning turbofan, and a second prototype followed the first in flight testing.