TR Attack & Utility Helicopter Programs

[MonteCarlo]

Another unspecified amount of GÖKBEY delivery for the land forces.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2072616851230609719

 

[MonteCarlo]

Police force will receive their first GÖKBEY helicopter in 2 weeks and second one will be delivered in August

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2074519860999057408

 

[Fairon]

Recently delivered OGM Gökbey

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2077733537180946838

Doesn't look like Gökbey. Looks more like AW109.

 

[Pokemonte13]

Doesn't look like Gökbey. Looks more like AW109.

It is. It’s a leased Aw109 couple of months back

 

[MonteCarlo]

It is. It’s a leased Aw109 couple of months back

Idk how Defence Turk manage to mess it up that bad. Normally they are pretty reliable

 

[dBSPL]

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) General Manager Mehmet Demiroğlu: "We started sonar integration for both GÖKBEY and the 10-ton helicopter. We will provide the Naval Forces with a serious capability at sea with a domestic sonar."

Now that the immersion sonar studies, which are probably the most detailed part of the integration activities, have become concrete; It is the clearest sign that GÖKBEY will move towards becoming a domestic "AW159 Wildcat (HMA2)" equivalent that will lighten the load of the SH-60 Seahawks in the future and play a hunter/spotter role in regional seas.

In the coming period, it is possible that on the structural side, variantization (marinization) for corrosion protection, foldable blade mechanism and domestic ammunition (torpedo/missile) integration activities will begin.


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Demiroğlu also made the following remarks regarding the 10-ton general-purpose helicopter:

"We currently have a 10-ton helicopter that we are working on. We showed its mock-up at IDEF last year. That work is now nearing completion, and the product is starting to take shape. We will be conducting tests next year. We aim to deliver 8 helicopters by 2028, capable of carrying up to 4 tons of water for firefighting purposes. Being over 2.5 tons is very important. Those below that are not effective, but 2.5-3 tons, up to 4 tons, are much more effective. These will be able to carry 4 tons. The other helicopters we will build for the land and air forces will also have this feature. All our helicopters will have the infrastructure to be used in firefighting when needed."

 

[Bogeyman]

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) General Manager Mehmet Demiroğlu: "We started sonar integration for both GÖKBEY and the 10-ton helicopter. We will provide the Naval Forces with a serious capability at sea with a domestic sonar."

Now that the immersion sonar studies, which are probably the most detailed part of the integration activities, have become concrete; It is the clearest sign that GÖKBEY will move towards becoming a domestic "AW159 Wildcat (HMA2)" equivalent that will lighten the load of the SH-60 Seahawks in the future and play a hunter/spotter role in regional seas.

In the coming period, it is possible that on the structural side, variantization (marinization) for corrosion protection, foldable blade mechanism and domestic ammunition (torpedo/missile) integration activities will begin.


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Demiroğlu also made the following remarks regarding the 10-ton general-purpose helicopter:

"We currently have a 10-ton helicopter that we are working on. We showed its mock-up at IDEF last year. That work is now nearing completion, and the product is starting to take shape. We will be conducting tests next year. We aim to deliver 8 helicopters by 2028, capable of carrying up to 4 tons of water for firefighting purposes. Being over 2.5 tons is very important. Those below that are not effective, but 2.5-3 tons, up to 4 tons, are much more effective. These will be able to carry 4 tons. The other helicopters we will build for the land and air forces will also have this feature. All our helicopters will have the infrastructure to be used in firefighting when needed."

4 tons of payload.
Remember, the Atak helicopter was a 6-ton class attack helicopter.
This baby helicopter alone will carry 2/3 of the total weight of the Atak helicopter as payload.

 

[Sanchez]

4 tons of payload.
Remember, the Atak helicopter was a 6-ton class attack helicopter.
This baby helicopter alone will carry 2/3 of the total weight of the Atak helicopter as payload.

Standard S70 can carry 4.2 tons underslung on that same config. I don't know if this says something on the structural rigidity of T925.

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2092163106138956194

The first flight crew training at TAI facilities has been successfully completed for our local and national utility helicopter T-625 GÖKBEY, which is preparing to join the Air Forces Command inventory in October 2026.

 

[Sanchez]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2092163106138956194

The first flight crew training at TAI facilities has been successfully completed for our local and national utility helicopter T-625 GÖKBEY, which is preparing to join the Air Forces Command inventory in October 2026.

Heh, I knew H016 was for air force.

A new reg T625 was seen for the air force birthday celebrations, TUS-H016. Per the livery, it's probably one of the prototypes updated to test new equipment. Yıldırım adds MWS pedestal is seen. Possibly for air force SAR duties, but there's no information yet.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2063530097588445362

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[Fairon]

I've begun to think that the relatively slow production rate of the Gökbey is caused by the process of integrating the helicopters into the respective units. I believe that this year, every branch will begin receiving their first helicopter (except for the Turkish Naval Forces and the Coast Guard. If Cost Guard needs a navalized version ). I expect production numbers will increase next year.

 

[boredaf]

I've begun to think that the relatively slow production rate of the Gökbey is caused by the process of integrating the helicopters into the respective units. I believe that this year, every branch will begin receiving their first helicopter (except for the Turkish Naval Forces and the Coast Guard. If Cost Guard needs a navalized version ). I expect production numbers will increase next year.

I wouldn't hold my breath mate, TAI has been terribly slow when it comes to helicopter production for quite some time as you know.