The Spanish Air and Space Force has signed an agreement with Turkish Aerospace Industries to purchase 30 Hürjet advanced jet trainers in a deal worth $3 billion (€2.6 billion).
On December 29, 2025, the Secretary of Turkish Defense Industries, Haluk Görgün described the agreement as a “historic export success” for the country’s defense sector.
“The fact that a jet training aircraft designed and produced with national capabilities will enter the inventory of a European and NATO member country clearly demonstrates the level our defense industry has reached in the fields of design, production, system integration, certification, and sustainability,” said Görgün.
He added: “This step is a concrete indicator that Turkey has reached the position of a trusted, preferred, and leading exporter country in the defense industry.”
According to Görgün deliveries are planned to begin in 2028 with maintenance-support infrastructure and long-term operational support also included in the package.
CEO of Turkish Aerospace Industries, Mehmet Demiroğlu also joined in the celebrations describing the Hürjet advanced jet trainer as the company’s “crown jewel”.
“Under the leadership and determined vision of our President, His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the fact that our HÜRJET, produced with national resources and continuously developed, will enter the inventory of a country that is a member of the European Union and NATO, serves as proof of the tremendous progress our defense industry has made,” said Demiroğlu.
On September 24, 2025, the Spanish government announced that it is allocating €3.68 billion to purchase new fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters for its armed forces.
🇹🇷✈️ SAVUNMA SANAYİİMİZDE TARİHİ BİR İHRACAT BAŞARISINA DAHA İMZA ATILDI! – 2,6 MİLYAR AVRO DEĞERİNDE HÜRJET İHRACATI…
Türkiye’nin ilk millî jet eğitim uçağı HÜRJET, 30 adetlik ihracat paketiyle İspanya Hava ve Uzay Kuvvetleri tarafından resmen tercih edilerek savunma… pic.twitter.com/DLq35cML2v
— Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün (@halukgorgun) December 29, 2025
So far this has included purchasing 18 Airbus C295 transport aircraft, 100 Airbus helicopters and four Patriot air and missile defense system fire units.
Airbus to create combat training system
On December 30, 2025, Airbus announced Spain had selected the firm to lead the development and implementation of the Spanish Air and Space Force’s new combat Integrated Training System (ITS-C).
The contract, led jointly by Airbus, as national coordinator for Spain, and Turkish Aerospace has as its primary objective the replacement of the current F-5 aircraft fleet and the coverage of the entire advanced training process for Spanish combat pilots.
“This encompasses the acquisition of the 30 Hürjet trainers from Turkish Aerospace, the conversion of the fleet with Spanish content according to the customer’s requirements, the creation of an Aircraft Conversion Centre in Spain, the refurbishment of the Training Centre at the Fighter and Attack School at Talavera la Real Air Base, Extremadura, and the provision of an integrated set of operation and maintenance services at this base,” said an Airbus spokesperson.
Following delivery of the 30 aircraft, Airbus will focus on the conversion work with delivery then scheduled for the second half of 2031 through 2035.
The conversion of the first two aircraft will be carried out at the Airbus facilities in Getafe, while the other 28 aircraft will be converted at the program’s Conversion Centre to be established in Spain.
“This ambitious programme seeks to create a state-of-the-art combat training system in Spain that addresses the immediate needs of the Air and Space Force. It will also boost national industry participation, return on investment and capability development, ensuring Spanish sovereignty throughout the entire process,” said Jean-Brice Dumont, Head of Air Power at Airbus Defense and Space.
Conversion work will focus on mission and training systems, remote interface units, audio management systems, avionics computers, mission recording or armament simulators.
