Artist impression of Hürjet with TCG Anadolu. Original image by omerson/TR3D. Montage by Tayfun Ozberk.
Turkey Plans to Deploy Indigenous Aircraft ‘Hürjet’ on LHD Anadolu
After Turkey was taken out of the F-35 aircraft program because of CAATSA sanctions imposed by the United States, it has been trying to develop new solutions to deploy fixed-winged air assets on Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) Anadolu.
20 Apr 2021
Despite the lack of F-35B, the Turkish Navy may fly manned jets from its Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) and flagship, the future TCG Anadolu...
A few weeks ago, Turkey’s Head of Defence Industry Presidency, Prof. Ismail Demir, declared that LHD Anadolu is planned to be transformed into a drone carrier which would carry a new attack drone Bayraktar TB-3, derived from the combat-proven TB-2. While the people have been discussing the pros and cons of a “drone-carrier” concept, Mr. Demir announced a new plan of deploying an indigenous aircraft named “Hürjet” on LHD