An official signing ceremony was held at Airbus facilities in Madrid for the export of Türkiye’s indigenous jet trainer HÜRJET to Spain. The agreement marks a major milestone for Turkish aerospace exports in the European and NATO markets.

Spanish aerospace company Airtificial has signed a contract worth more than €16 million with Turkish Aerospace Industries to produce flight control sticks for HÜRJET aircraft destined for Spain’s F-5 replacement program. The broader Spanish HÜRJET acquisition covers 30 aircraft under a €2.6 billion agreement, with deliveries expected from 2028.

HAVELSAN’s Flight Mission Support and Planning System will be integrated into HÜRJET and exported to Spain alongside the aircraft, marking a new step for Türkiye’s defense software exports.

Turkish Aerospace Industries is using DSA 2026 in Kuala Lumpur to build on its ANKA success in Malaysia and pursue new cooperation in trainer aircraft and unmanned systems. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim also visited the TAI stand and signed the full-scale HÜRJET mock-up.

The Turkish Air Force is strengthening its independence by shifting pilot training and combat preparation to a fully domestic ecosystem built around HÜRKUŞ, HÜRJET, KAAN and national simulators.

Developed by TAI with national resources, HÜRJET completed 79 planned test points in 18 sorties during low-altitude and high-speed trials conducted in Antalya.

Following HÜRJET’s export success to Spain, its full mission simulator developed by HAVELSAN will also be delivered. The next-generation system is scheduled to enter service in 2027 in Türkiye and 2028 in Spain.

HÜRJET, developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries, will conduct test flights between February 23 and March 16 over the Mediterranean coast of Antalya. Supersonic speeds may be reached during trials.