{"id":2232,"date":"2026-04-09T08:22:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/?p=2232"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:22:34","slug":"le-legendaire-f-4e-2020-terminator-licone-turque-toujours-en-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/le-legendaire-f-4e-2020-terminator-licone-turque-toujours-en-service\/","title":{"rendered":"The legendary F\u20114E\u20112020 \u201cTerminator\u201d: the Turkish icon still in service"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Cold War legend still operational today<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The F\u20114E\u20112020 \u201cTerminator\u201d of the Turkish Air Force continues to turn heads. Deeply modernized by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in the late 1990s, it represents one of the last evolutions of the iconic McDonnell Douglas F\u20114 Phantom II, originally designed in the 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An ambitious modernization to extend its service life<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Turkish version received a comprehensive overhaul:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • High\u2011performance EL\/M\u20112032 radar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Modernized cockpit with multifunction displays and HOTAS controls<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Compatibility with targeting pods, datalinks, and electronic warfare systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ability to deploy modern weapons such as:\n
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    • AGM\u2011142 Popeye<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The Turkish SOM cruise missile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Thanks to these upgrades, the Terminator remains a formidable aircraft for long\u2011range strike missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      A rare aircraft, still active until 2030<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      While most nations have retired the Phantom, Turkey continues to operate it effectively. The F\u20114E\u20112020 regularly participates in international exercises such as Anatolian Eagle, demonstrating its relevance despite its age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      111 Filo: the last Turkish Phantom squadron<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      111 Filo \u201cPanther Squadron,\u201d based in Eski\u015fehir, is currently the only operational Turkish unit flying the F\u20114E\u20112020.
      Its unique expertise makes it a reference in strategic strike operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Une l\u00e9gende de la guerre froide encore op\u00e9rationnelle Le F\u20114E\u20112020 \u00ab\u202fTerminator\u202f\u00bb de la Force a\u00e9rienne turque attire toujours les regards. Modernis\u00e9 en profondeur par Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) \u00e0 la fin des ann\u00e9es 1990, il repr\u00e9sente aujourd\u2019hui l\u2019une des derni\u00e8res \u00e9volutions du mythique McDonnell Douglas F\u20114 Phantom II, con\u00e7u dans les ann\u00e9es 1960. Une modernisation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2233,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,85],"tags":[72],"class_list":["post-2232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aircrafts","category-f-4e","tag-baf-days-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2232"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2235,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2232\/revisions\/2235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.belgianairforcedays.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}