Hürjet is a single-engine, tandem-seat supersonic advanced trainer and light combat aircraft being developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries. In the fourth quarter of 2022, it is likely to take off.

Let us take a closer look at Hürjet.

The company began the project in August 2017 using its own funds. Turkey is apparently going forward with the Hürjet light attack aircraft’s initial phase of mass manufacturing in 2022. Sierra Nevada firms in the United States are claimed to be supporting the effort.

The aircraft will be capable of air-to-air refueling, fly-by-wire with parameter limiting, a built-in auxiliary power unit, a night vision goggle-compatible cockpit, a head-up display, and an integrated helmet display system.

The company already designed simulator avionics, flight control systems, displays, cockpits, and communication systems.

The Turkish Force intends to use the design to replace the Northrop T-38 Talon in the trainer role and also to supplement the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon for close air support.

The aircraft is also planned to replace the Northrop F-5 used by the Turkish Stars aerobatic team. A naval version of the aircraft may also be developed. The company also plans to pursue export orders to countries looking to replace older trainer and ground attack aircraft.

Turkey has invited Malaysia to join the Hürjet project, in the role of producing some parts for the aircraft.

Specifications

• • Crew: one
  • Length: 13 m (42 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 9.8 m (32 ft 2 in)
  • Height: 4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)
  • Wing area: 24 m² (260 sq ft)
  • Powerplant: 1 × F404-GE-102 afterburning turbofan, 79 kN (17,700 lbf) thrust 1

  Performance

  • Maximum speed: Mach 1.4
  • Range: 2,222 km (1,381 mi, 1,200 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 13,716 m (45,000 ft)
  • g limits: +8/-3 g
  • Rate of climb: 200 m/s (39,000 ft/min)

Hürjet may equipped with locally designed ammunition such as CIRIT, TEBER, HGK, and LGK. It can also utilize GPS-guided bombs, conventional bombs, non-guided rockets, and machine guns, as per the inertial navigation system.

Armored body sections, a self-protection system, a data link, laser tacking, an electro-optical and infrared pod, an external fuel tank, and advanced avionics are all included in the armed Hürjet.

The Hürjet can execute light-attack and armed reconnaissance missions with a 3,000-kilogram payload that can be employed through seven external hard points.

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When it comes to Tejas, it features eight hardpoints that can carry a variety of weaponry such as the S-8 rocket, R-73, I Derby, Python, Kh-59ME, Kh 59M, 59 L, and 59T missiles. AAS-Hammer. Kh-35 and 59Mk are two variants of the Kh-35.

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It can also transport precision-guided weapons such as the Spice, JDAM, DRDO SAAW, Laser guided bomb, cluster munition, and unguided bomb. There are many more.

The Hurjet is estimated to cost roughly $50 million per fighter.

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