Land Aviation Command
Kara Havacılık Komutanlığı
Founded1957
CountryTurkey
TypeMilitary aviation
Part ofTurkish Army
Garrison/HQAnkara
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander		Brig. Oğuz Baykal
Insignia
Locket
Wing symbol

The Turkish Aviation Command and Turkish Army Aviation Command (Turkish: Kara Havacılık Komutanlığı), was established in 1948 under the name of "artillery crafting" within the Turkish Land Forces artillery school. It is the administrative center of the Turkish Land Aviation School in Isparta, which trains officers and petty officers to the Turkish army. The airbase has played an important role in the Cyprus Operation.

History

Since 1968, the rotary wing aircraft taken from the Turkish Air Force inventory joined the union. Its mission is to provide air support to Turkish land troops and to support the battle by making transport reconnaissance.

In the coup attempt on July 15, 2016, a group of soldiers attempted a coup attempt under the leadership of Ünsal Coşkun, who served as Commander of the Army Aviation School at the rank of brigadier general. Former brigadier Coşkun declared himself the Commander of the Aviation and managed some helicopters used in the coup until he went to Akıncı Air Base.[1]

Also a part of the Turkish Army's aviation force is the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Brigade (tr:İHAS Tugayı), located at Kahramankazan, Ankara.

Formations

Affiliated units

Vehicles

T-129 ATAK Attack helicopter 54[2]  Turkey Roketsan Cirit ve UMTAS silah sistemleri ile donatılmıştır. Toplam 51 adet sipariş edildi.
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Multipurpose helicopter 106[3]  USA S-70A17/19: 56, S-70A28: 20 ve S-70D28: 30 helikopter.
Eurocopter AS-532UL Cougar Multipurpose helicopter 48[3]  Turkey Produced under license by TAI.
Agusta-Bell AB206B3 JetRanger Multipurpose helicopter 25[3]  Italy It is produced under license under the name JetRanger by Bell 206 Agusta.
Agusta-Bell AB205A1 Multipurpose helicopter 69[3]  Italy
Bell UH-1H/2020-ASAM Multipurpose helicopter 52  USA
Agusta-Bell 204 Multipurpose helicopter 15[3]  Italy
Bell UH-1H Multipurpose helicopter 85[3]  USA
Bell AH-1P Cobra Attack helicopter 23  USA With the production of T-129 ATAK, it will gradually be out of service.
Bell AH-1W SuperCobra Attack helicopter 9  USA 3 of them were purchased in 2012. Equipped with Hellfire II K2.
Bell OH-58B Reconnaissance helicopter 3[3]  USA
CH-47F Transport helicopter 11[4]  USA

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Bayraktar UAV Tactic UAV 12  Turkey
Bayraktar Mini UAV Mini UAV 164 [5]  Turkey
Malazgirt Mini UAV Mini UAV 4 [5]  Turkey

Commanders

  • Maj.Gen. Salih Ulusoy (2008-2012)
  • Maj.Gen. Hamza Koçyiğit (2012-2015)
  • Maj.Gen. Hakan Atınç (2015-2016)
  • İdris Feyzi Okan (2016-2017) (was exported, see also: 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt)
  • Brig. Osman Dirmencioğlu (2017-2019)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ölüm yağdıran helikopterlerin komutanına 29 kez ağırlaştırılmış müebbet" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. 2019-11-23.
  2. ↑ "T129 ATAK HELİKOPTERİMİZİN 54.'SÜ KARA KUVVETLERİ KOMUTANLIĞI'NA TESLİM EDİLDİ - SSB". www.ssb.gov.tr.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Directory: World Air Forces". Flight International. 15 October 2009.
  4. ↑ "TSK'nın yeni helikopteri: Chinook | SVT | Savunma ve Teknoloji". Archived from the original on 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  5. 1 2 "Arşivlenmiş kopya". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
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