Modern equipment of the Turkish Land Forces

Modern equipment of the Turkish Land Forces

Infantry weapons

Handguns

Shotguns

Submachine Guns

Assault and Battle Rifles

Sniper Rifles

Anti-Material Rifles

Machine Guns

Rocket & Grenade Launchers

Grenades & Mines

Mortars

Recoilless Guns

Protective gear

Vehicles

Main Battle Tanks

Armored and Wheeled Vehicles

Artillery

Missile Systems

Anti-aircraft Weapons

Aircraft

Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles

Helicopters

Fixed Wing Aircraft

Future procurements

Name Type Quantity Notes
National Infantry Rifle Project Battle and assault rifle 600,000[46] MKEK and Kalekalıp won the project, first 200 batch delivered to the Land Forces. All G3 and HK33 rifles will be replaced with MPT in next 10 years.[47] Rifle will have 7.62mm[48] and 5.56 NATO variants.[49] MKEK MPT-76 National Rifle delivered to Turkish Land Forces in May 2014.[7][50]
Modern National Machine Gun Project General-purpose machine gun TBD MKEK and Kalekalıp won the project.[51] First batch will be delivered in 2015.[52] Machine gun will use 7.62mm.[53]
Utility Helicopter Programme Utility helicopter 109~300[54] A version of AgustaWestland AW149 named TUHP149, and the Turkish T-70 version of the S-70i Black Hawk, were candidates for the programme which worth $4 billion.[54] On 21 April 2011 the Turkish defence minister announced that the Sikorsky T-70 Black Hawk had been declared the winner.[55]
Indigenous Helicopter Project Utility helicopter TBD Under Development by TAI.[56][57]
Heavy Lift Helicopter Programme Transport helicopter 11[58] CH-47F's ordered. 5 to Land Forces Command, 1 to Special Forces Command,[58] expected to be produced by 2015.[59]
T-LORAMIDS Air Defence Programme Long range air defence system 12 systems on order[60] FD-2000 Selected over competing U.S., Russian, and European systems.[61][62]

See also

References

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