Turkey, UK sign training and support deal for multibillion-dollar Eurofighter order

IZMIR, Turkey — Turkey and the United Kingdom have signed a training and support agreement accompanying Ankara’s multibillion-dollar order of 20 Eurofighter Typhoon warplanes in October 2025.

The agreement was signed between Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler and U.K. Defence Secretary John Healey in London on March 25, during the Turkish minister’s official visit to the United Kingdom.

Per the agreement, BAE Systems will deliver spares and support equipment, high-fidelity training simulators, electronic warfare capabilities and technical support services for an initial three-year period from the aircraft’s entry into service.

The exact value of the new contract was not disclosed. However, when the initial contract for the procurement of Eurofighter aircraft was announced in October 2025, the U.K. government stated that the total value of the deal would be worth up to £8 billion, or $10.7 billion.

According to BAE Systems, Turkey will pay £5.4 billion ($7.2 billion) for the purchase of 20 Typhoon aircraft and an associated weapons and integration package. That arithmetic would peg the value of today’s support and training contract at a maximum of £2.6 billion, or $3.5 billion.

Under separate agreements with the U.K. government, the Royal Air Force will train 10 Turkish instructor pilots and nearly 100 maintenance technicians, ensuring the Turkish Air Force can independently deliver training and support to future pilots and ground crew.

The Turkish air force wants to perform its own depot-level maintenance of the airframes, engines and other on-board equipment in Turkey when the planes start entering into service.

According to a press release issued by the U.K. government, the work also secures production of aircraft components and spares in support of Turkey’s maintenance of the aircraft, with the involvement of U.K. industry partners including BAE Systems, Leonardo UK, MBDA, Rolls-Royce and Martin Baker.

Cem Devrim Yaylali is a Turkey correspondent for Defense News. He is a keen photographer of military ships and has a passion for writing about naval and defense issues. He was born in Paris, France, and resides in Istanbul, Turkey. He is married with one son.

土耳其伊兹密尔——土耳其和英国签署了一项培训和支持协议，该协议与安卡拉于 2025 年 10 月订购的 20 架欧洲台风战斗机（价值数十亿美元）同时生效。

该协议是土耳其国防部长亚沙尔·居莱尔和英国国防大臣约翰·希利于 3 月 25 日在伦敦签署的，当时土耳其国防部长正在对英国进行正式访问。

根据协议，BAE 系统公司将从飞机投入使用之日起，在最初的三年内提供备件和支持设备、高保真训练模拟器、电子战能力和技术支持服务。

新合同的具体金额并未披露。然而，英国政府在2025年10月宣布采购欧洲战斗机的首份合同时曾表示，该交易的总价值将高达80亿英镑，约合107亿美元。

据英国航空航天系统公司（BAE Systems）称，土耳其将支付54亿英镑（72亿美元）用于购买20架“台风”战斗机以及相关的武器和集成方案。按此计算，目前的支持和培训合同价值最高为26亿英镑，约合35亿美元。

根据与英国政府达成的单独协议，英国皇家空军将培训 10 名土耳其教官飞行员和近 100 名维修技术人员，以确保土耳其空军能够独立地为未来的飞行员和地勤人员提供培训和支持。

土耳其空军希望在飞机开始服役时，在土耳其境内对机身、发动机和其他机载设备进行自己的基地级维护。

根据英国政府发布的新闻稿，这项工作还确保了飞机零部件和备件的生产，以支持土耳其对飞机的维护，英国工业合作伙伴包括 BAE Systems、Leonardo UK、MBDA、Rolls-Royce 和 Martin Baker。

杰姆·德夫里姆·亚伊拉利是《防务新闻》驻土耳其记者。他热衷于拍摄军舰，并对海军和国防议题充满热情。他出生于法国巴黎，现居土耳其伊斯坦布尔。他已婚，育有一子。