Aerial firefighting
editTotal Turkish aerial firefighting fleet consist of 27 aircraft , 101 helicopters and 10 unmanned aerial vehicles which are used by Ministry of Forest and Agriculture , General Directorate of Forest , Turkish Aeronautical Association ,Ministry of National Defence and Ministry of Interior. The list below consist only known aircraft, helicopters and uavs which are mentioned officially to be used by General Directorate of Forest , Ministry of Forest and Agriculture and Turkish Aeronautical Association and its in inventory.[1]
Aircraft | Image | Origin | Role | Type | Quantity | Details |
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Firefighting aircraft | ||||||
CL-215 Bombardier | Canada | Firefighting | Amphibious aircraft | 8[2][3] | Used by Turkish Aeronautical Association. 6 are operational. | |
Beriev Be-200 | Russia | Firefighting | Amphibious aircraft | 3[4] | Used by Turkish Aeronautical Association. | |
M-18 Dromader | Poland | Firefighting | Utility aircraft | 11[5] | Used by Turkish Aeronautical Association. | |
Air Tractor AT-802 | United States | Firefighting | Amphibious aircraft | 4[6] | Used by General Directorate of Forest. 16 on order.[7] | |
Beechcraft Super King Air | United States | Reconnaissance | Reconnaissance aircraft | 1[8] | 350 variant in use. Used by General Directorate of Forest. | |
Cessna Citation V | United States | Transport/Reconnaissance | Transport aircraft | 11[9] | Used by General Directorate of Forest. | |
Firefighting helicopter | ||||||
Boein Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight | United States | Firefighting | Heavy transport helicopter | 12[10][11] | Used by Turkish Aeronautical Association and General Directorate of Forest. | |
Kamov Ka-32 | Russia | Firefighting | Medium transport/utility helicopter | 3[12] | Used by General Directorate of Forest. | |
Mil Mi-8 | Russia | Firefighting | Medium transport/utility helicopter | 14[13][14] | Used by Turkish Aeronautical Association. | |
Sikorsky/TAI T-70 | Turkey United States | Firefighting | Medium transport/utility helicopter | 2[15] | Used by General Directorate of Forest. Licensed built by TAI. 1 on order.[16] | |
Eurocopter AS-355 Écureuil 2 | France | Firefighting | Light utility helicopter | 1 | Used by General Directorate of Forest.[17] | |
Bell 429 GlobalRanger | United States | Firefighting | Multipurpose utility helicopter | 5[18] | Used by General Directorate of Forest. | |
Unmanned aerial vehicles | ||||||
Bayraktar TB2[19] | Turkey | Reconnaissance/Survelliance | UAV | Unknown | Used by Ministry of Forest and Agriculture. | |
TAI Aksungur[20] | Turkey | Reconnaissance/Survelliance | UAV | Unknown | Used by General Directorate of Forest. | |
Alpin[21] | - | Turkey | Reconnaissance/Survelliance | Rotorcraft/VTOL UAV | Unknown | Used by Ministry of Forest and Agriculture. |
Future acquisition
editName | Origin | Role | Type | Quantity | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TAI T925 | Turkey | Firefighting | Utility helicopter | 10 | It was signed contract with TAI for 10 T925 10 ton class utility helicopters which are capable of throwing 4 tons of water for 208 million USD.[22] |
References
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- ^ "CL-215" (PDF).
- ^ "Yangınla Mücadelede Dev Filo". www.ogm.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ "Yangınla Mücadelede Dev Filo". www.ogm.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-07-25.
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- ^ "Orman Yangınlarında Gücümüz Artıyor". www.ogm.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Akdeniz ülkelerinin yangın uçaklarında durum ne?". euronews (in Turkish). 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ "OGM hava filosunu çift rotorlu 'Chinook'la güçlendiriyor". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ devirsaati (2019-05-15). "Türkiye'nin ilk Türk bayraklı ve Türk tescilli yangınla mücadele helikopterleri göreve hazır | Devir Saati" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "Akdeniz ülkelerinin yangın uçaklarında durum ne?". euronews (in Turkish). 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ "Gece görüşlü helikopter İzmir'de baraja düştü" (in Turkish). 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
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- ^ "Duyurular AS-355 Ecureuıl Helikoptere Ait Özel Alet, Gövde ve Motor Yedek Parça Satış İhalesi". www.ogm.gov.tr. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Yangınla Mücadelede Hava Gücümüz Artıyor". www.ogm.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ Alemdar, Ahmet (2020-06-18). "Bayraktar TB2 İHA, Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı envanterine girdi". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ Kolukısa, Hasan (2021-07-31). "AKSUNGUR İHA yangınla mücadelede 60 saat havada kaldı". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ "İnsansız Helikopter ALPİN, Manavgat yangınıyla mücadele ediyor". SavunmaTR (in Turkish). Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ "OGM orman yangınlarıyla mücadelede hava gücüne güç kattı". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
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