TuRkish Army

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LAND FORCES COMMAND

Total personnel (Including forces in Cyprus, excluding Gendarmerie): 402.000
Reserves: 260.000

Total Gendarmerie personnel: 180.000
Total Gendarmerie reserves: 50.000

Structure:

4 Army HQs
10 Corps HQs
2 Mechanized Divisions (Tactical HQs)
2 Infantry Division
14 Armored Brigades
14 Mechanized Brigades
12 Infantry Brigades
5 Commando Brigades
5 Training Divisions
7 Training Brigades
1 Special Operations Division
1 Mech Infantry Division (with 1 armored and 1 mechanized brigades)+1 commando Brigade and support units have been assigned for NATO multi-national forces.

MAIN BATTLE TANKS (CFE 2795)

TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS

Leopard 2A5 - 1 - Delivered in 1999 from Germany for evaluation

Leopard 1A3T1/TU1 - 77

Leopard 1A3T1 - 150

Leopard 1A1A1 - 165 - 162 of them are being upgraded by ASELSAN with a new thermal imaging and fire control system, named Volkan. To be completed by January 2006.

M60 A3TTS - 658 - Plans for SABRA III upgrade with Israel

M60 A1 RISE/Passive - 274 - 170 will receive SABRA III upgrade program which is to be completed by 2007. The upgrade program encompasses thermal imaging and Elbit Knight-III fire control system (including stabilizer and ballistic computer), 120mm Merkawa-IV smoothbore cannon (with LAHAT guided ammunition) and fume extractor, automatic fire and explosion suppression system, Merkawa-IV add-on armor technology and explosive reactive armor (ERA), 1200 hp MTU diesel engine/transmission, full system modernization and integration capability, new improved Merkawa-IV tracks, RWR/IR warning system and NBC protection. The remaining M60A1 and M60A3 tanks are likely to undergo the same upgrade process with more involvement of Turkish companies, upon completion of the upgrade of first 170 tanks.

M 48A5T2 - 750 - Upgraded to M60 A3 Standard

M 48A5T1 - 1369 - Upgraded to M60 A1 Standard

M 48T5 - 179 - Upgraded to M60 A1 Standard

M 48A3 - 658 - Reserve and obsolete. Used for spare parts.

M 48A2C - 575 - Reserve and obsolete. Used for spare parts.

TOTAL: 3623 Active + 1233 Reserve

Note: The tender to co-produce 1000 new generation MBTs has been cancelled in May 2004. It is likely that a new request for proposal will be issued during the upcoming months to include more foreign companies in the competition.

ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS (CFE 3120)

TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS

Armored Combat Vehicle (ACV) New Generation - 0 - In line for local production by FNSS, upon demand by the Army.

Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle (AIFV) - 650 - Manufactured in Turkey

Advanced Armored Personnel Carrier (AAPC) - 1381 - Including the second batch of 551 vehicles. Manufactured in Turkey

Armored Mortar Vehicle (AMV) - 170 - Self propelled 81mm mortar. Manufactured in Turkey

Armored TOW Vehicle (ATV) - 48 - Manufactured in Turkey, equipped with a dual TOW II launcher

M 113A/A1/A2/T2/T3 - 3.162

M 106A1 - 179 - Self propelled M-30 107mm mortar

M 125A1 - 10+ - Self propelled M-29 81mm mortar

M 113 TOW - 156 - Excluded from CFE

BTR 80 - 180

RN 94 (6X6) - 5 - Total demand for 500 6X6 vehicles.

Cobra (4X4) - ? - Being manufactured in Turkey. Total demand for 1.000

AKREP - 250+ - Being manufactured in Turkey. More under delivery

TOTAL: 6200+

Armored Personnel Carriers of Gendarmerie

TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS

BTR60PB - 302 - BMC upgrade complete. Engine, transmission, cooling, electrical, steering, brake and ventilation systems completely changed, and armored windscreens mounted. The range increased from 400 km. to 1.000 km.
AKREP (4X4) - 300+
COBRA (4X4)- ?
CONDOR (4X4)- 25
S550 SHORLAD (4X4) - 200+
UR416 (4X4) - 34
V150/S Cadillac - 200
Gage (4X4) - 124
Dragon 300 - 60

TOTAL: 1254+

ARTILLERY (CFE 3523)

Towed Artillery

TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS

M 155 (203mm) - 140

M 114A1/A2 (155mm) - 538

M 59 (155mm) - 152

SKODA (150mm) - 72

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) - 12 - Manufactured in Turkey. Mass-production started in end-2001. Total requirement for 400

TOTAL: 1953

Self-Propelled Artillery

TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS

M 110A2 (203mm) - 295

M 55 (203mm) - 9

M 107 (175mm) - 36

M 44T (155mm) - 164 - Upgraded

M 52T (155mm) - 360 - Upgraded

M 108T (155mm) - 26 - Possible upgrade program

M 52 (105mm) - 115 - M-52T level upgrade in development

T 155 Firtina 155/52 SP-2000 (155mm) - 8 - Manufactured in Turkey. Derivetive of the Korean K9 with a Turkish fire control system. Mass-production started in end-2001. Total requirement for 300

TOTAL: 991+

Multiple Rocket Launchers / Surface-to-Surface Missiles

TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS

WS1A Artillery Rocket Launchers (4X320mm, 80km) - 30 - 6 batteries each with 5 launchers. 1 battery (5 launchers+rockets) delivered by China and 5 others produced in Turkey in 1996

WS1B SSM Launchers (4X320mm, 180km) - 6+ - Manufactured in Turkey under a secret Turkey-China deal

TOROS 230 Artillery Rocket Launchers (6x230mm, 60km) - ? - Designed, developed and built indigenously

TOROS 260 Artillery Rocket Launchers (4x260mm, 100km) - ? - Designed, developed and built indigenously

M 270 MLRS (12X227mm, 35km) Launcher Vehicles - 12 - Plans to purchase 24 additional launcher vehicles and converting the current 12 systems into E-MLRS with extended range of 45 km. were most probably cancelled due to the adoption of Toros and WS-1-series MLRS systems.

PARS SAGE 227 (227mm, 45km) - 1 - Under development. Guided missile.

MGM 140 ATACMS Block 1 (165km) - 72 - Option for 48 more. Launched from M-270 MLRS vehicle

TR 107 Artillery Rocket Launchers (12X107mm) - 48 - Manufactured in Turkey

RA 7040 Artillery Rocket Launchers (40X70mm) - 24 - Manufactured in Turkey

T 122 CNRA Artillery Rocket Launchers (40X122mm, 40km) - 107 - Manufactured in Turkey

Project J Missile (150 km) - 20+ - Indigenously developed short-range ballistic missile with LN-100G inertial guidance system and TRS-22XX radar. Evolved from the Chinese M-7 (CSS-8) SSM. The following phase is expected to lead an increase in the range up to 300 km.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

HARPY Attack UAV (500 km) - 108 - Delivered by Israel

GNAT 750 Surveillance UAV (500 km) - 52

Note: There are plans to purchase Cutlass Attack Drone (1000 km) from Israel

Mortars

TYPE-NUMBER

HY-12Di (120mm) - 578
M-30 (107mm) - 1.265
UT1 (81mm) - ?
M1/M29 (81mm) - 3.175
M 19 (60mm) - ?

ARMY AVIATION

HELICOPTERS (Including Special Forces Command)

TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS

AH1W Super Cobra - 9
AH1P Cobra - 27
TAH1P Cobra - 6
AS532UL Cougar Mk1 - 29 - 10 built in Turkey, 4 of them are SAR-capable
S70A28 Blackhawk - 13
S70D28 Blackhawk - 50 - 13 will undergo ASELSAN avionics upgrade, 5 of them are SAR-capable
S70A28 Blackhawk - 10 - 8 A28+2 D28 types Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR)
UH1H/T/2020 Iroquois - 52
UH1H Iroquois - 44
UH1D - 36
AB205A - 64 - 23 T+41 A1 types
AB206B3 Jet Ranger - 28
AB212 - 2 - VIP
TH300C - 24
OH58B - 3

TOTAL: 36 Attack + 6 Attack Training + 270 Utility + 9 SAR + 10 CSAR + 8 Ambulance + 6 VIP + 52 Training

Note: The tender to co-produce 145 attack helicopters has been cancelled in May 2004. It is likely that a new request for proposal for 90 attack helicopters will be issued during the upcoming months to include more foreign companies in the competition.



Helicopters of the Gendarmerie Command

S70A28 Blackhawk - 21
S70A17 Blackhawk - 5 - 1 is VIP
AB205A - 14
Mi 17 IV - 16
Mi 17 IVA HOP H - 2

TOTAL: 55 Utility + 1 VIP + 2 Ambulance

AIRCRAFT

TYPE-NUMBER

T 42A Beech - 4
U 17A/B Skywagon - 30
Do 28D - 15
Super King Air B-200 - 4
Citabria 150S - 30
T 41D Mescalero - 25
PA32 260 Cherokee Six - 1
DHC 2 Beaver - 1
Cessna 421B/C Golden Eagle - 4
Cessna 206U - 8

Air-to-Ground Missiles

TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS

HellFireIIK2 - 216 - Used in the AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters

TOW II - ? - Used in the AH-1S/P Cobra helicopters

Note: Plans to co-produce with Israel, SPIKE-ER (NT-Dandy)

ANTI-AIRCRAFT

ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILES

TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS

ATILGAN KMS (1X8 FIM-92B/C Stinger) - ? - Stinger mounted on M-113. Total demand for 78 will be met by 2006.

ZIPKIN KMS (1X8 FIM-92 Stinger) - ? - Stinger mounted on 4X4 armored vehicles. Total demand for 70 will be met by 2006.

FIM 92B/C Stinger Post/RPM - 800+ - Manufactured in Turkey. Total order for 4882 missiles

FIM 43A Redeye - 1089

SA 18 Igla - 50 - Purchased from Slovakia

ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS

TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS

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 - Manufactured in Turkey

GDF 001 Oerlikon (2X35mm) - 100+ - Manufactured in Turkey

GAI D01 Oerlikon (2X20mm) - 440 - Manufactured in Turkey

Mk 20 Rh202 (2X20mm) - 300+

M55 (4X12.7mm) - 900

ANTI-TANK

Anti-tank Missiles-Rockets

TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS

TOW I/II - 365

MILAN - 392+ - With MIRA thermal sights

COBRA - 186

ERYX - 550 - Manufactured in Turkey under license

AT5 Spandrel - 420 - Purchased from Slovakia in 1998

GILL - 0 - Plans to co-produce with Israel.

SS11 - ?

RPG 7 (40mm) - 5000+

M 72 A2 LAW (66mm) - 40.000+ - Manufactured in Turkey

Anti-tank Guns

TYPE-NUMBER-REMARKS

M 40A1 (106mm) - 2.137
M 20 (75mm) - 1.000 - In storage
M 18 (57mm) - 871 - In storage

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Future Projects

LAND FORCES COMMAND

Tank-2000 (New generation Main Battle Tank) project: Status: The tender to co-produce 1000 new generation MBTs has been cancelled in May 2004. It is likely that a new request for proposal will be issued during the upcoming months to include more foreign companies in the competition.
MBT Upgrade: 170 of the M60A1 MBTs will receive SABRA-III upgrade program which is to be completed by 2007. Status: Contract signed, on track. The upgrade program encompasses thermal imaging and Elbit Knight-III fire control system (including stabilizer and ballistic computer), 120mm Merkawa-IV smoothbore cannon (with LAHAT guided ammunition) and fume extractor, automatic fire and explosion suppression system, Merkawa-IV add-on armor technology and explosive reactive armor (ERA), 1200 hp MTU diesel engine/transmission, full system modernization and integration capability, new improved Merkawa-IV tracks, RWR/IR warning system and NBC protection. The remaining M60A1 and M60A3 tanks are likely to undergo the same upgrade process with more involvement of Turkish companies, upon completion of the upgrade of first 170 tanks.

Also, 170 Leopard 1A3T2 MBTs are being upgraded by ASELSAN with a new thermal imaging and fire control system, named Volkan. Status: Contract signed. Project to be completed by January 2006.

Purchase of 24 additional M270 MLRS Launcher Vehicles and conversion of the current 12 systems into E-MLRS with extended range of 45 km. Status: Delayed.
Purchase of 48 additional MGM 140 ATACMS Block 1 missiles. Status: Suspended.
ATAK Project: The tender to co-produce 145 attack helicopters has been cancelled in May 2004. It is likely that a new request for proposal for 90 attack helicopters will be issued during the upcoming months to include more foreign companies in the competition.
J-Missile: Status: Unknown.
TOROS 230/260 Artillery Rocket Systems: Status: Unknown.
ATILGAN KMS (1X8 FIM-92B/C Stinger) SAM: Locally manufactured Stinger mounted on M-113. Total demand for 78 will be met by 2006. Status: On track.

ZIPKIN KMS (1X8 FIM-92 Stinger) SAM: Locally manufactured Stinger mounted on 4X4 armored vehicles. Total demand for 70 will be met by 2006. Status: On track.

FNSS New Generation Armored Combat Vehicle (ACV): Status: Pending.
Plans to jointly manufacture with Israel Gill/Spike family Anti-tank missiles. Status: Planned only.

Purchase of CH-53E heavy-lift helicopters. Status: Suspended due to financial problems.
 
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