Looks like you guys waited for me to deliver the news!
Finally after years of delay, first T625 was officially, fully delivered to gendarme.
4 prototypes completed 1500 flight hours of tests to date.
Starting from 2025, "two additional GÖKBEYs will be delivered to the Gendarmerie, seven to the Land Forces, four to the Air Force, three to the Police Force and three to the Coast Guard, bringing the total number of deliveries to 20. On the other hand, 3 GÖKBEY Air Ambulances will be delivered to the Ministry of Health in 2026."
This first phase of 23 helicopters will be completed in 2026, so almost one a month. We know 3 T625s are already built and were tested but only one was delivered today, and per SSist other two will be delivered in 2025. I wonder what's the reason for that calendar.
"TAI continues its efforts to reach a production capacity of four GÖKBEYs per month. GÖKBEY is expected to be delivered with indigenous engines by 2027."
TUSAŞ, ilk GÖKBEY Genel Maksat Helikopteri’ni Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı’na teslim etti. Düzenlenen törene, Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan da katıldı.
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As mentioned by SSist, no local engine deliveries will be made for the first phase and TS1400 will apparently continue its tests. "T625 with local engines are expected after 2028..."
What's most surprising was this for me however. I wonder if it was a gaffe by Erdoğan. "Plans are underway for the serial production of an additional 57 GÖKBEY helicopters for the needs of the Turkish Naval Forces Command." Should we expect a navalized ASW specialized T625? I wish!
Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, "Savunma sanayisinde tam bağımsız Türkiye hayalimizi gerçeğe dönüştürünceye kadar bize durmak, dinlenmek, nefeslenmek yok." dedi. - Anadolu Ajansı
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