- National Turbojet to be added to the engine new
- Acceptance and closing activities for KTJ-3200
- KALE Arge, advanced Turbojet engines and smaller dimensions are working on new engines
Okyay stated that there was a serious increase in the activities of Kale Arge and gave the following information:
"The internal qualification processes of the KTJ-3200 National Turbojet Engine, which we developed under the leadership of the Presidency of Defense Industry, have been completed, and the acceptance and closing activities have started. The developed engine will be integrated into domestic platforms with the cooperation of ROKETSAN and TÜBİTAK SAGE.
In particular, I would like to point out that the KTJ-3200 engine development and mass production is carried out with the support of our universities, domestic suppliers and the maximum use of the technical capabilities of the Kale Group.
With the knowledge and experience gained from the KTJ-3200, we started new turbojet engine projects. We are working on 'advanced turbojet engines' in the size of the current engine but with more advanced features, and new engines in smaller sizes but with the latest technologies, and we continue our technology development and design studies. Thus, the propulsion system needs for current and future domestic and national air platforms will be met by Kale Arge."
Pointing out that Kale Arge is in a very rapid growth in terms of infrastructure, organizational structure and number of personnel, Okyay stated that they aim to increase their R&D activities and the number of engineers within this scope by 35 percent this year.
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It's excellent that they are continuing to further their developments in propulsion systems, it seemed like in past interviews with Osman Okyay they wanted to step back in propulsion systems and move on to APU type engines, no doubt the difficulty in developing KTJ-3200 was worth all the effort they put into it in the end!
