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The Eurofighter consortium is pursuing a second batch of 24 new-build Eurofighter Typhoon jets for Türkiye, on top of the 20 already contracted for delivery from 2030, according to a briefing slide shown at the International Fighter Conference (IFC) in Munich.
The slide, presented at the Defense IQ conference on Wednesday, listed Türkiye’s "2nd batch" of 24 aircraft among the consortium’s sales opportunities, alongside a second batch of 54 for Saudi Arabia and 36 for Austria, with about 150 other potential aircraft, more than 200 in total.
FlightGlobal attributed the outlook to Eurofighter Chief Engineering and Operations Officer Cristiano Montrucchio.
The figures describe potential demand, not orders, and no sales timeline has been given.
The 24 aircraft are separate from the used Typhoons Türkiye is seeking from Qatar and Oman, defense journalist Tony Osborne of Aviation Week wrote on X.
"This is not the Omani/Qatari aircraft I am told," he said.
Asked whether Türkiye would take over some Qatari and all Omani jets, Janes' Gareth Jennings said: "The last official word from Turkey on this referred only to the Qatari jets (presumably as they have the same ECRS Mk 0 radar as the 20 newbuilds). How many of the 24 hasn’t been confirmed, AFAIK."
Previously named prospects Bangladesh, Poland and Portugal did not appear separately on the slide, though they could be part of the wider group of about 150 aircraft.
The slide, titled "Europe’s combat mass is already flying," put the program at 769 ordered and 619 delivered for 10 customers, with a workforce of 100,000 across partner nations and 1 million flight hours reached in January 2026.
Deliveries listed were: Britain 156, Germany 140, Italy 95, Spain 72, Saudi Arabia 72, Kuwait 25, Qatar 24, Austria 15, Oman 12 and industry 8.
Currently in production are Spain’s Halcon (20), Germany’s Quadriga (38) and Kuwait (3), totaling 61. Recently ordered are Spain’s Halcon 2 (25), Germany’s Tranche 5 (20), Italy (24) and Türkiye (20), totaling 89, according to the slide.
Airbus counted 769 Typhoons ordered and 619 delivered through Sept. 30. BAE Systems said in 2024 it was pursuing up to 200 more Typhoon sales, so the scale of the effort is not new. Eurofighter combines Airbus Defense and Space, BAE Systems and Leonardo, with industrial partners in Britain, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Türkiye's National Defense Ministry said Oct. 22 that work on procuring Eurofighter Typhoons from Qatar to meet the Air Force’s operational needs continues.
"In this context, during the inter-delegation meetings held in August and September, the scope of aircraft and munitions to be procured, the training of pilot and maintenance personnel, and technical and logistical support for the maintenance and operation of the aircraft were discussed. Qatar is expected to prepare and send a draft training program and sales contract to our country," the ministry said.
Qatar is set to supply 12 of its Tranche 4 jets. Defense Minister Yasar Guler said in Oct. 2025 that Türkiye aims to bring its Typhoon fleet to 44 aircraft, including the 20 from Britain and lightly used jets from Qatar and Oman.
Turkish defense outlet SavunmaSanayiST recently reported in October that an unnamed European country had offered Türkiye Typhoons currently on the production line, which could allow new jets to arrive before 2030.
The report has not been officially confirmed.
Türkiye and Britain signed a contract on Oct. 27, 2025, worth about 5.4 billion pounds for 20 Tranche 4 Typhoons, covering mission equipment and munitions, within a package ceiling of up to 8 billion pounds that includes MBDA Meteor missiles. Final assembly will be at BAE Systems’ Warton facility, with deliveries of six in 2030, eight in 2031 and six in 2032.
BAE Systems confirmed in its 2026 half-year report that production is underway in Britain and across partner nations. A training and support contract worth about 2.5 billion pounds, signed March 25, 2026, by Guler and then-British Defense Secretary John Healey, covers spares, pilot and engineer training, simulators, electronic warfare (EW) capabilities and three years of technical support after entry into service.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) will train 10 Turkish instructor pilots and nearly 100 maintenance trainers, according to Defence Turkey. The first two Turkish Air Force pilots began Typhoon conversion training with No. 29 Squadron at RAF Coningsby, the RAF announced Sept. 27.
Türkiye will become the 10th Eurofighter Typhoon operator.
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