FEINDEF 2025: Airbus, TA team to bid Hürjet for Spain

A full-scale mock-up of the Hürjet advanced jet trainer was showcased at FIENDEF 2025 in Madrid. (Janes/Tristan Sauer)

Airbus and Turkish Aerospace (TA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) geared at bidding the Hürjet advanced jet trainer aircraft to Spain.

The industrial MOU signed at the International Defence and Security Exhibition (FEINDEF) 2025 held in Madrid from 12 to 14 May follows a national MOU signed between the governments of Spain and Türkiye in December 2024.

“Spanish industry, led by Airbus, and Turkish Aerospace have signed a memorandum of understanding to identify and develop potential areas of collaboration on the Advanced Jet Trainer Aircraft, Integrated Training System – Combat (ITS-C) programme, which aims to replace the [Northrop] F-5M [/EF-5M] trainer aircraft of the Spanish Air and Space Force,” Airbus said.

“This collaboration would leverage Airbus' design, manufacturing, in-service support, and training expertise with Turkish Aerospace's innovative design of the Hürjet, an advanced single-engine, tandem-seat, supersonic jet trainer aircraft with advanced capabilities,” the company added.

Turkish media has previously linked a possible Spanish procurement of the Hürjet with a transfer of six contracted but unrequired Spanish Airbus A400M transport aircraft to Türkiye.

For more information on the Hürjet for Spain, please see Spain, Türkiye sign MOU for Hürjet advanced jet trainer .