{"id":32638585,"date":"2026-11-13T16:22:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T15:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/?p=32638585"},"modified":"2026-11-13T16:22:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T15:22:48","slug":"turkiye-first-eurofighter-typhoon-front-fuselage-samlesbury-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/turkiye-first-eurofighter-typhoon-front-fuselage-samlesbury-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u00fcrkiye&rsquo;s First Typhoon Takes Shape at Samlesbury"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid #0F1720;background:#fff;color:#0F1720;font-family:inherit;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;line-height:1;letter-spacing:0;text-transform:none;cursor:pointer;box-shadow:none;transition:background .15s,color 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BAE Systems announced on 5 November 2026 that assembly of the aircraft&rsquo;s front fuselage is under way at its Samlesbury factory in Lancashire, in the north of England, while Airbus Defence and Space is producing the centre fuselage in Germany. Representatives of the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/turkish-air-force\/\">Turkish Air Force<\/a> recently visited Samlesbury to see the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;border-left:4px solid #1a1a1a;padding:18px 22px;margin:24px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px\"><li><strong>Customer:<\/strong> Turkish Air Force<\/li><li><strong>Order:<\/strong> 20 new Eurofighter Typhoons, signed 27 October 2025<\/li><li><strong>Milestone:<\/strong> Front fuselage assembly under way at BAE Systems Samlesbury (announced 5 November 2026)<\/li><li><strong>Centre fuselage:<\/strong> Airbus Defence and Space, Germany<\/li><li><strong>First delivery:<\/strong> Expected in 2030<\/li><li><strong>Operator number:<\/strong> T\u00fcrkiye becomes the Typhoon programme&rsquo;s tenth operator<\/li><li><strong>Used jets:<\/strong> Talks with Qatar and Oman, reportedly for up to 24; nothing signed<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin:24px auto;max-width:550px\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Production of T\u00fcrkiye&#39;s first @eurofighter Typhoon is now taking shape with assembly of the aircraft&#39;s front fuselage underway at our facility in the North of England.<\/p>&mdash; BAE Systems Air (@BAESystemsAir) November 5, 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BAESystemsAir\/status\/2118267198623949059\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/BAESystemsAir\/status\/2118267198623949059<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;font-style:italic;margin-top:6px\">BAE Systems announces the start of front fuselage assembly, 5 November 2026.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">From Contract to Assembly Line<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deal was finalised in Ankara on 27 October 2025, when the United Kingdom agreed to supply 20 Typhoons together with a weapons and integration package. It was the first new order for UK-built Typhoons since 2017, and the British government described it as the country&rsquo;s biggest fighter-jet export deal in a generation. The first aircraft is expected to be delivered in 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;This is an exciting moment for the programme and a demonstration to our Turkish customer that Europe&rsquo;s defence industry is working hard to deliver on our commitments to them.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Dave Ward<\/strong> &mdash; Vice-President, T\u00fcrkiye, BAE Systems<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Typhoon production is shared between the partner nations. BAE Systems builds front fuselages at Samlesbury, while Airbus builds centre fuselages in Germany; final assembly and test follow once the major sections are joined. For BAE, the Turkish order and others like it keep the British Typhoon line working into the 2030s.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Why T\u00fcrkiye Is Buying Typhoons<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">T\u00fcrkiye was meant to fly the F-35. It was removed from the programme by the United States on 17 July 2019, after it took delivery of the Russian S-400 air defence system. Since then its front line has rested on its large fleet of F-16s, while its own fifth-generation fighter, the TF Kaan, is still in development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/turkish-air-force-f-16-soloturk.jpg\" alt=\"Turkish Air Force F-16\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">The F-16 remains the backbone of the Turkish Air Force until the Typhoons arrive. Photo: slezo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkish pilots have already begun Typhoon training with the Royal Air Force at Coningsby, so that crews are ready when the first aircraft arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Used Jets From the Gulf<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because new aircraft are years away, Ankara has also been negotiating to buy second-hand Typhoons from Qatar and Oman. Turkish reports in October 2025 put the number at up to 24, twelve from each country. A year later nothing had been signed: in October 2026 T\u00fcrkiye&rsquo;s Defence Ministry said it was still waiting for Qatar to send a draft training programme and sales contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/qatar-emiri-air-force-typhoon-qa404.jpg\" alt=\"Qatar Emiri Air Force Typhoon\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">A Qatar Emiri Air Force Typhoon. Qatar is one of two Gulf operators in talks to sell used jets to T\u00fcrkiye. Photo: Colin Cooke Photo, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/11\/royal-air-force-of-oman-typhoons-b-52h-2022.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Air Force of Oman Typhoons\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Royal Air Force of Oman Typhoons, the other possible source of used aircraft, flying with a US Air Force B-52H in 2022. Photo: Staff Sgt. Jerreht Harris, US Air Force, public domain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0 6px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3nBXY0ZxB7I\" title=\"Turkiye signs deal with the UK to buy 20 Eurofighter jets\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;font-style:italic;margin:0 0 24px\">The signing of the Typhoon deal in Ankara, October 2025. Video: Al Jazeera English.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What the Viral Post Gets Right<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The post going around is accurate: front fuselage assembly has started at Samlesbury, Airbus is building the centre fuselage in Germany, Turkish Air Force representatives visited, 20 jets are on order, deliveries begin in 2030, T\u00fcrkiye was removed from the F-35 programme in 2019 over the S-400, and used Typhoons from Qatar and Oman are under discussion. One nuance: the &ldquo;another 24&rdquo; are not on contract. They are the reported total of second-hand jets being negotiated with Qatar and Oman, and those talks were still unfinished in October 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Sources: BAE Systems Air on X (5 November 2026); UK Government, &ldquo;20,000 UK jobs secured as T\u00fcrkiye buys 20 Typhoon jets&rdquo; (27 October 2025); BAE Systems contract release (27 October 2025), via EDR Magazine; Defence Turkey (5 November 2026); Airforce Technology (6 November 2026); Lancashire Business View (9 November 2026); Turdef (28 October 2025); Al-Monitor (22 October 2026); Defense News (17 July 2019).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<!-- mfsh:bottom -->\n\n<button type=\"button\" class=\"mfsh-trigger mfsh-bottom\" data-mfsh-placement=\"bottom\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><svg><use href=\"#mfsh-i-share\"\/><\/svg>Share this story<\/button>\n\n<!-- \/mfsh:bottom -->\n\n\n<style>.mfq{margin:34px 0 8px}.mfq h2{font:26px\/1.3 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117;padding-top:22px;margin:0 0 6px}.mfq .qa details{border-top:1px solid #5C91FF;margin:0;padding:0}.mfq .qa details:last-of-type{border-bottom:1px solid #e2e7ee}.mfq .qa summary{cursor:pointer;list-style:none;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding:22px 26px;font:18px\/1.7 \"Gilroy semiBold\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#0d1117}.mfq .qa summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}.mfq .qa summary::after{content:\"+\";font:24px Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#3568e0;flex:0 0 auto}.mfq .qa details[open] summary::after{content:\"\\2013\"}.mfq .qa details:hover summary{color:#3568e0}.mfq .qa .a{font:16px\/1.7 \"Gilroy regular\",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#454e5e;padding:0 26px 24px}.mfq .qa .a a{color:#3568e0}@media(max-width:680px){.mfq .qa summary{padding:18px 14px;font-size:17px}.mfq .qa .a{padding:0 14px 20px}}<\/style>\n\n\n<section class=\"mfq\"><h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2><div class=\"qa\"><details open><summary>When will T\u00fcrkiye get its first Eurofighter Typhoon?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The first of T\u00fcrkiye&rsquo;s 20 new Eurofighter Typhoons is expected to be delivered in 2030. BAE Systems began assembling its front fuselage at Samlesbury in November 2026.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>How many Typhoons has T\u00fcrkiye ordered?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">T\u00fcrkiye has ordered 20 new Eurofighter Typhoons from the United Kingdom under a deal finalised in Ankara on 27 October 2025. It is also negotiating to buy used Typhoons from Qatar and Oman, reportedly up to 24, but no contract has been signed.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Where is T\u00fcrkiye&rsquo;s Typhoon being built?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">BAE Systems builds the front fuselage at its Samlesbury factory in Lancashire, England, and Airbus Defence and Space builds the centre fuselage in Germany.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Why did T\u00fcrkiye buy the Eurofighter instead of the F-35?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">T\u00fcrkiye was removed from the US F-35 programme on 17 July 2019 after it bought the Russian S-400 air defence system. The Typhoon gives it a modern fighter while its own TF Kaan is developed.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>Is T\u00fcrkiye buying used Typhoons from Qatar and Oman?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">T\u00fcrkiye has been in talks with Qatar and Oman about used Eurofighter Typhoons, reportedly up to 12 from each. As of October 2026 no deal had been signed; T\u00fcrkiye&rsquo;s Defence Ministry said it was waiting for a draft sales contract from Qatar.<\/div><\/details><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"When will T\u00fcrkiye get its first Eurofighter Typhoon?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The first of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s 20 new Eurofighter Typhoons is expected to be delivered in 2030. 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