Türkiye has secured its largest jet aircraft export to date with the formal selection of HÜRJET by the Spanish Air and Space Force, marking a structural shift in the country’s defense-industrial footprint in Europe. The agreement covers 30 aircraft under a total project budget of €2.6 billion and positions HÜRJET not as a stand-alone platform sale but as a full-spectrum training and sustainment solution. It is the first export contract for Türkiye’s first indigenous jet training aircraft, underscoring a transition from subsystem exports to complete aerospace programs.

The selection was confirmed by Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün, head of the Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB), who said HÜRJET had been formally preferred by Spain’s air arm. The decision places a domestically developed Turkish platform into the training pipeline of a NATO and European Union member, a threshold that few non-Western aerospace programs have crossed in recent decades.

“Integrated Training Architecture”

Beyond the aircraft themselves, the contract is structured as a high–value package. It includes an integrated training architecture, ground-based simulation systems, maintenance and sustainment infrastructure, and long-term operational support. This approach expands the economic value well beyond the airframes and ties the customer to a multiyear ecosystem of software, simulators, logistics, and technical services.

Delivery Timeline and Program Depth

Deliveries are planned to begin in 2028, setting a clear four-year runway for production, system integration, and certification activities. The timeline also signals confidence in program maturity, as export deliveries are scheduled within the same decade as domestic induction. For Spain, the schedule aligns with medium-term training fleet renewal requirements, while allowing phased integration of simulators and support elements ahead of aircraft handover.