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Britain and Turkey Sign Landmark Typhoon Fighter Jet Training Deal
The UK will train 10 Turkish pilots and nearly 100 ground crew, supporting long-term Typhoon jet maintenance and sustaining 20,000 UK defense jobs, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Turkish National Defence Minister Yaşar Güler and British Defence Secretary John Healey signed a technical and logistical agreement in London securing long-term maintenance for Eurofighter Typhoon jets.
- Finalized last October, the £8 billion procurement contract for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets paved the way for this maintenance deal after Türkiye overcame a 2024 German veto on the sale.
- Training for 10 Turkish pilots and nearly 100 ground crew technicians will occur in the UK, covering mechanical, avionics, and weapons systems to maintain aircraft operational readiness.
- British defence firms, including BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce, will sustain approximately 20,000 skilled jobs across a 330-company supply chain, reinforcing the UK's position as a key defence partner.
- Following Türkiye's 2019 exclusion from the U.S. F-35 program, the Typhoon agreement now strengthens NATO operational strength along the alliance's eastern flank amid evolving regional security challenges.
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UK and Turkey sign Typhoon support and training deal
The UK and Turkey have signed a multi-billion-pound training and support agreement for Typhoon fighter jets, advancing the wider export deal agreed last year and expanding the programme into pilot training, maintenance support and long-term sustainment, according to the government. The agreement will see 10 Turkish pilots and nearly 100 ground crew technicians trained in the UK across mechanical, avionics, weapons and mission systems disciplines…
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