-THE CONFIRMED INVENTORY OF THE TURKISH ARMED FORCES AS OF MAY 2006-

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TURKISH ARMY

MAIN BATTLE TANKS

Leopard 2A4: 298 Leopard 2A4/Batch 8 MBTs under delivery.
Leopard 1A3T1/TU1: 77
Leopard 1A3T1: 150
Leopard 1A1A1: 165 (162 are under ASELSAN upgrade)
M60A3: 658
M60A1 RISE/Passive: 274 (170 under SABRA III upgrade)
M 48A5T2: 750 (Upgraded to M60 A3 Standard)
M 48A5T1: 619 (Upgraded to M60 A1 Standard)
M 48T5: 103 (Upgraded to M60 A1 Standard. +76 slated for transformation into armoured recovery vehicles and armoured engineer vehicles)

ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS

FNSS Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle (AIFV): 650
FNSS Advanced Armored Personnel Carrier (AAPC): 1381
FNSS Armored Mortar Vehicle (AMV): 170 (self propelled 81 mm mortar)
FNSS Armored TOW Vehicle (ATV): 48
M 113 A/A1: 347
M 113 A2/T2/T3: 2468
M 106A1: 179 (Self propelled M-30 107mm mortar)
M 125A1: 10+ (Self propelled M-29 81mm mortar)
M 113 TOW: 156
BTR 80: 239
RN 94 (6X6): 5
Otokar Cobra (4X4): 65
Otokar Cobra (4X4) MARS V - ?

Armored Personnel Carriers of Gendarmerie

BTR60PB: 302 (Received BMC upgrade)
Otokar Cobra (4X4): 30 (with enhanced armor protection)
Otokar Akrep (4X4): 260+
CONDOR (4X4): 25
S550 SHORLAD (4X4): 200+
UR416 (4X4): 34
V150/S Cadillac: 200
Gage (4X4): 124
Dragon 300: 60

Rocket Launchers

WS1A (4X320mm): 30 (6 batteries each with 5 launchers).
M 270 MLRS (12X227mm): 12
MGM 140 ATACMS Block 1: 72
TR 107 (12X107mm): 48
RA 7040 (40X70mm): 24
T 122 CNRA (40X122mm, 40km): >52

Towed Artillery

M 115 (203mm): 162
M 114A1/A2 (155mm): 538
M 59 (155mm): <171 (to be retired)
SKODA (150mm): <128 (to be retired)
M 101A1 (105mm): 830
M 38 Skoda (105mm): 12 (Used in training)
105R Metalgun (105mm): 11 (Used in training)
M 116 (75mm): 180
T 155 Panter 155/52 FT-2000 (155mm): 24 (Total requirement for 400)

Self-Propelled Artillery

M 110A2 (203mm): 219
M 55 (203mm): 9
M 107 (175mm): 36
M 44T (155mm): 164 (Upgraded)
M 52T (155mm): 360 (Upgraded)
M 108T (155mm): 26 (Possible upgrade)
T 155 Firtina (K9T) 155/52 SP-2000 (155mm): 48 (Total requirement for 300)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

HARPY Attack UAV (500 km): 108
I-GNAT Surveillance UAV (500 km): 1 system with 2 UAVs
HERON MALE: 3 systems (each with 1 ground station, 3 UAVs) will be delivered by 2007.

ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILES

ATILGAN KMS (1X8 FIM-92B/C Stinger): 6+ (70 ordered)
ZIPKIN KMS (1X4 FIM-92 Stinger): 4+ (35 ordered)
FIM 92B/C Stinger Post/RPM: 800+ (4882 missiles)
FIM 43A Redeye: 1089
9M39 Igla (SA-18 Grouse): 48

ATTACK HELICOPTERS

AH1W Super Cobra: 9 (Received ASELSAN ASAM avionics upgrade. Improved self-protection suit)
AH1P Cobra: 27 (Received ASELSAN ASAM avionics upgrade. Improved self-protection suit and IAIA NTS targeting system)
TAH1P Cobra: 6

Air-to-Ground Missiles

HellFireIIK2: 216 (Used in the AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters)
TOW II: ? (Used in the AH-1S/P Cobra helicopters)

OTHER HELICOPTERS

AS532UL Cougar Mk1: 28
S70A28D Blackhawk ASAM: 13
S70D28 Blackhawk: 45
S70A28Y Blackhawk: 4 (Yarasa Special Forces CSAR)
S70A28 Blackhawk: 4 (Special Forces CSAR)
S70D28 Blackhawk: 2 (Special Forces CSAR)
S70D28 Blackhawk: 5 (SAR)

UH1H/2020 ASAM EIP: 52
UH1H Iroquois: 40
UH1D: 20 (to be retired)

AB205T/2020: 23
AB205A1: 27 (to be gradually retired)
AB206B3 Jet Ranger: 28 (Training copters, option for 24 more).

Helicopters of the Gendarmerie

S70A28 Blackhawk: 21
S70A17 Blackhawk: 5 (1 VIP)
AB205A1: 14
Mi 17 IV: 16
Mi 17 IVA HOP H: 2

ANTI-TANK MISSILES

TOW I/II: 365
MILAN: 392+: With MIRA thermal sights
ERYX: 340 (1200 missiles)
9M113M Konkurs (AT5 Spandrel): 54 (420 missiles)
COBRA: 186 (Used for training purposes only)
RPG 7 (40mm): 5000+
M 72 A2 LAW (66mm): 40.000+

ARTILLERY GUNS WITHOUT RECOIL

M40A1 (106mm): 2137
M20(75mm):1000 (in storage)
M 18(57mm):871(in storage. Small number in use at Marines)

ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS

M 42 (2X40mm): 110
L 70 & L 70T Bofors (40mm): 312 (52 with Officine Galileo P56 optical sight)
L 60 & M1A1 (40mm): 600+
GDF 003 Oerlikon (2X35mm): 120
GDF 001 Oerlikon (2X35mm): 100+
GAI D01 Oerlikon (2X20mm): 440
Mk 20 Rh202 (2X20mm): 300+
M55 (4X12.7mm): 900

MORTARS

HY-12Di (120mm): 578
M-30 (107mm): 1265
UT1 (81mm): 324
M1/M29 (81mm): 3175
M 19 (60mm): ?

AUTOMATIC GRENADE LAUNCHERS

(40x53mm): 1500+ (Mk19 copy from Roketsan)
Mk19 Mod3:?

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TURKISH NAVY

SUBMARINES

GUR Class Type 209T2/1400: 3 (1 more under construction)
PREVEZE Class Type 209T1/1400: 4
ATILAY Class Type 209/1200: 6 (Possible upgrade for 4 subs)

MAIN SURFACE UNITS

Gabya (G) Class (Oliver Hazard Perry): 8
Tepe Class (Knox): 3
Barbaros Class (MEKO200-IIA): 2
Salihreis Class (MEKO200-IIB): 2
Yavuz Class (MEKO200-I): 4
Aviso A69 (D'Estienne D'Orves) or B Class: 6

HELICOPTERS AND NAVAL AIRCRAFT

ATR-72-500 MPA: 0 (10 ordered)
CN-235-100M: 9 (6 MPA+3MSA Coast Guard)
Socata TB-20: 7 (training)
S-70B-28D Seahawk: 7 (8 more ordered + 1 optional)
AB-212E: 3 (Electronic Warfare)
AB-212N1: 2
AB-212N2: 2
AB-212N3: 5
AB-212A: 2
AB-412EP: 8 (All Coast Guard SAR, 5 more ordered)
A109K-II: 1 (Coast Guard SAR)

FAST GUIDED MISSILE CRAFTS

KILIC II Class: 2 (4 more to be delivered)
KILIC Class Type TPB57 052B: 3
YILDIZ Class Type FPB 57: 2
DOGAN Class Type FPB 57: 8 (received upgrade)
KARTAL Class Type S141: 8

GUN SHIPS AND PATROL BOATS

AB Class Patrol Vessel: 7
SG80 Class Patrol Vessel: 12 (Coast Guard. 6 ordered.)
KW15 Class Coastal Patrol Vessel: 8 (Coast Guard)
SG1 Class Coastal Patrol Vessel: 1 (Coast Guard)
SG Class Coastal Patrol Vessel: 12 (Coast Guard)
MRTP15 Class Interceptor Craft: 18 (Coast Guard)
MRTP29 Class Large Patrol Craft: 9 (Coast Guard)
MRTP33 Class Large Patrol Craft: 1 (Coast Guard. 10 ordered.)
SAR33 Class Patrol Vessel: 10 (Coast Guard)
SAR35 Class Patrol Vessel: 4 (Coast Guard)
SG21 Class Large Patrol Vessel: 14 (Coast Guard)

MAIN LANDING SHIPS

Ertugrul Class (Terrebonne Parish) LST: 2
Osman Gazi Class LST: 1
Bayraktar Class LST: 1
Sarucabey Class LST: 2

LANDING CRAFTS

EDIC Class LCT: 28
C 302 Class LCM: 16

MINE WARFARE SHIPS

Edincik Class: 5
S Class: 9
F Class: 4
K Class: 3
A Class (MHV-45-014 Class): 2 (4 more ordered)

LAND BASED SYSTEMS

ZIPKIN KMS (1X4 FIM-92 mounted Stinger): ? (11 ordered).

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TURKISH AIR FORCE

F 16C/D Block 50: 75
F 16C/D Block 40: 103
F 16C/D Block 30: 37
F 4E 2020 Terminator: 52
F 4E Phantom: 71
RF 4E Phantom: 22
F 5 2000: 46 trainers under delivery
NF 5A/B Freedom Fighter: 9 (Turkish Stars)


AIR-AIR MISSILES

AIM 120A/B AMRAAM: 314 (176 AIM 120A + 138 AIM 120B)
AIM 7E Sparrow: 367 (to be phased out)
AIM 9B Sidewinder: 210 (to be phased out)
AIM 9M Sidewinder: 500
AIM 9L/I Sidewinder: 640
AIM 9S Sidewinder: 310
AIM 9P3 Sidewinder: 750+

AIR TO GROUND WEAPONS/PODS

AGM 88B HARM: 96
Popeye I: 100
AGM 65G Maverick IIR: 274
AGM 65A/B Maverick: 550
GBU 8/B HOBOS: 200
Paveway I-II: 1200
BLU 107 Durandal: 523
AN/AAQ 14 LANTIRN: 40
AN/AAQ 13 LANTIRN: 40

ANTI AIRCRAFT MISSILES

I-Hawk XXI (HAWK 21) (1X3) launchers: 8 batteries (24 launchers) under delivery
MIM14B Nike Hercules: 72
Rapier FSB1: 86 (85 launchers updated to Rapier B1X level. 840 additional Mk2B missiles under delivery)
ZIPKIN KMS (1X4 FIM-92 mounted Stinger): ? (32 ordered).
FIM92C Stinger RMP: 108

TACTICAL TRANSPORT AIRCRAFTS

A400M: 0 (10 ordered)
C 130E Hercules: 7 (to be upgraded)
C 130B Hercules: 5 (With ELINT/SIGINT equipment)
C 160T Transall: <16
CN 235-100M: 50 (3 VIP/16 EW)
KC 135R-CRAG Stratotanker: 7

EARLY WARNING AIRCRAFT

B-737-700/MESA THEIK: 0 (1 under delivery, 3 more ordered, 2 optional)

HELICOPTERS

AS532UL Cougar Mk1: 20 (14 SAR+6 CSAR)
UH1H Iroquois: 19 (15 SAR+4 EH)

Dear friends,

Please send any and all changes, updates to inventory to Picard or me, so that we can have an updated and genuine list.

Thank you again Picard. Great work indeed.

Here a link with US/NATO nuclear inventories in PDF. Turkey has 90 nuclear weapons, 50 belong to the US, and 40 of them have been given to her by the US and now belong to her. So Turkey is a de facto nuclear power.

http://www.nrdc.org/nuclear/euro/euro_pt1.pdf

Dear Thermopyles,
If you read the appendices A (page 9 at http://www.nrdc.org/nuclear/euro/euro_app.pdf), you will see that
50 of 90 are for delivery by US and 40 are for delivery by Turkish F-16s. Hence, I believe this report talks about whois responsible for the delivery and not who owns them. I seriously doubt that US gives anybody the activation codes.

New batch of T 155 Panter 155/52 FT-2000 (155mm) towed artilleries are accepted and ready for action we now have 12 more T 155 Panter 155/52 FT-2000 (155mm) towed artilleries.

o.k. guys... Please accept my apologies, I've been really busy for the last few months. I just updated the Turkish inventory. I also dropped the number of F-16 Block 50 fighters to 75, assuming that the fighter that collided with the Hellenic F-16 today was a Block-50 from 192. Squadron based in Balikesir.