Türkiye's Hurjet arrives in Egypt for international airshow

Turkish Aerospace Industries’ (TAI) aircraft “Hurjet,” which will be showcased at the Egypt International Airshow, arrived in Egypt on Monday.

According to a statement from TAI, Hurjet took off from Ankara for the airshow, which will be held at El Alamein International Airport between Sept. 3 and 5, and landed in Egypt after crossing the Mediterranean.

Hurjet, which took off from the Akinci base in Ankara, reached the country’s Mediterranean city of Antalya before its travel to Egypt.

After completing refueling and final pre-flight checks, Hurjet took off from Antalya once again and, following an hour and 15-minute journey over the Mediterranean, landed at El Alamein International Airport in the city of El Dabaa.

Türkiye's Hurjet arrives in Egypt for international airshow — The HURJET Jet Trainer is designed to play a critical role by utilizing its superior performance features with its single-engine, tandem cockpit and modern avionics suite. (Photo via TUSAS)

Hurjet will perform a demonstration flight at the airshow.

On the final day of the airshow, Hurjet is also expected to perform a flight over the pyramids, one of Egypt’s most iconic symbols.

TAI’s Hurjet

Türkiye’s homegrown multipurpose aircraft used for light attack missions reached speeds of mach 0.9 at an altitude of 30,000 feet at the beginning of this summer.

Hurjet is the fruit of an advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft project that was launched in 2017 by TAI.

The single-engine aircraft fulfills a critical role in modern pilot training with its superior performance characteristics thanks to its tandem seat with modern avionics and high-performance features, according to TAI.

The aircraft seeks to replace aging jet trainers and to be used as Advanced Jet Trainers because of the increasing number of fifth-generation aircraft and their changing configurations.

The 13.6-meter (44.6 feet) Hurjet has a wingspan of 9.5 meters (31 feet).