TR TAI / TUSAS Turkish Aerospace Industries - News

Huelague said:

What is the goal of that cooperation?

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We coould get the C-390 and in return help them with what they need in an JV.

Huelague said:

What is the goal of that cooperation?

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Hopefully?

C-390 and C-390 IVR (ASW) for Air Force and Navy + production (+maintance center) in Türkiye to help Embraer meet the increasing demand for the C-390 around the globe.

Funnily enough Embraer years ago had offered us co-development and production of the C-390 and of course in their great "wisdom" our higher ups rejected it . Just another deal that we would have benefited greatly from rejected without any vision for the future.

We really seem to be going for production line in Turkiye. This would be great for both companies. Also we might get to be able to customize Embraer aircraft more easily with the agreements and build the aircraft we want.(Like MPA, AWACS, test aircrafts etc)

Might even leads to joint production of mid-range passenger jet as well.(Like B737 and A320 families) I was against the TUSAS's potential passenger jet development project due to hight risks, too many variables that can effect your success and very risky potential for high gain but joint development with Embrear could work.(Both for development side and more importantly establishing logistics network side)

In the future might even leads to way for TEI to develop passenger jet engines as well to keep sustainability.

Fairon said:

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We really seem to be going for production line in Turkiye. This would be great for both companies. Also we might get to be able to customize Embraer aircraft more easily with the agreements and build the aircraft we want.(Like MPA, AWACS, test aircrafts etc)

Might even leads to joint production of mid-range passenger jet as well.(Like B737 and A320 families) I was against the TUSAS's potential passenger jet development project due to hight risks, too many variables that can effect your success and very risky potential for high gain but joint development with Embrear could work.(Both for development side and more importantly establishing logistics network side)

In the future might even leads to way for TEI to develop passenger jet engines as well to keep sustainability.

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10-15 years too late, but great news regardless. Hope it's more than just building build to print parts.

Sanchez said:

10-15 years too late

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Could be the official logo of this country.

Sanchez said:

but great news regardless. Hope it's more than just building build to print parts.

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Would suprise me if it was anything but parts production.

Embraer is going full in on the C-390 and variants. Unless TAI plans on funding the R&D on different variants for the E-2 on its own, which I think is very unlikely unless the military has signaled interest in such a project. The Navy wanted long range ASW/Maritime Patrol aircrafts but if the money is there right now to fund such a project from the ground up is another story.

Another possibility is of course regional passenger-jet but is there even an interest and financial will left for that seeing how all "turkish" airliners have been putting in billion dollar orders for Boeing and Airbus in the last couple years.

The MoU being about the C-390 was too good to be true.

Khagan1923 said:

Another possibility is of course regional passenger-jet but is there even an interest and financial will left for that seeing how all "turkish" airliners have been putting in billion dollar orders for Boeing and Airbus in the last couple years.

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They order Airbus or Boeing because it's a duopoly. There isn't any Turkish market for regional jets, every single airliner that tried it failed. Our market is small, number of passengers is small and we have plenty of large airports. It just makes much more sense to buy a A320 and send it to Ankara or to Berlin than to being forced to use a jet like an EJ175 on shorter legs. Only now larger regional jets like E129E2 and A220 are getting some contracts for mainline airlines.

We don't have much details. Seems the TAI official that signed was the UAV division head. I also think there's a lot of room to explore for military use of E jet.

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"Embraer is actively seeking new suppliers and partners worldwide to meet the growing demand for the manufacturer’s products. Turkish Aerospace intends to leverage its strategic capabilities in the manufacturing and assembly of metal and composite structures, final assembly of airframes, components, test and production flights, and painting.

The agreement addresses the collaborative phase between Embraer and Turkish Aerospace to discuss a potential comprehensive industrial partnership involving Research & Development (R&D)."

Speaking at the TAI Management Summit 2025, Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün, President of Defence Industries, announced that TAI has so far concluded 21 separate export contracts and exported various products and services to 15 different countries.

Products delivered:

● 5 HÜRKUŞ trainer aircraft
● 12 T-129 ATAK attack helicopters
● 75 ANKA and AKSUNGUR unmanned aerial vehicles

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TUSAŞ General Manager Mehmet Demiroğlu Explains Company's 10-Year Plans​

TUSAŞ General Manager met with press members at the Kahramankazan Facilities to explain the company's current position and future 10-year projections.



Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TUSAŞ) General Manager Mehmet Demiroğlu announced that they plan to produce approximately 500 KAAN, HÜRJET and HÜRKUŞ aircraft, and more than 350 GÖKBEY, ATAK, ATAK-2 and similar platforms by 2034, stating that the first delivery of HÜRJET to the Air Force Command will be at the beginning of 2027.


Demiroğlu met with press members at TUSAŞ's Kahramankazan Facilities to explain the company's current position and future 10-year projections.

In the program where detailed information about projects in TUSAŞ production lines was provided, production workshops for KAAN, AKSUNGUR, ANKA, HÜRJET, HÜRKUŞ, GÖKBEY Helicopter, ATAK Helicopter, Wind Tunnel, and USET (Space Research-Satellite Systems) were toured, and engineers provided information about the projects.

In his presentation, TUSAŞ General Manager Demiroğlu stated that 83 ANKA unmanned aerial vehicles and 92 ATAK helicopters are currently serving users.

Expressing that they are expanding into new markets, Demiroğlu said, "We are growing in the African market. We have started work to open our offices in Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and Brazil."

Demiroğlu stated that their turnover approached $3 billion in 2024, and they are targeting $4.3 billion in turnover this year.

Providing information that they have 55 orders for the HÜRKUŞ training aircraft, Demiroğlu said, "We will deliver 10 of these orders this year. We have made 15 HÜRKUŞ aircraft. 5 of them are currently in use, and we plan to deliver 7 more to requesting countries within this year."

We Hope Spain Will Open NATO's Door for Us (for HÜRJET)​

Stating that they received orders for 16 HÜRJET aircraft from the Air Force Command, Demiroğlu drew attention to the importance of the agreement they made with Spanish companies led by Airbus last week.

Noting that HÜRJET was selected by Spain to meet their own training aircraft needs, Demiroğlu made the following assessment:

"We implement projects under the coordination of our Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) determines the needs, and we advance projects under SSB's leadership. Regarding HÜRJET, we continue working on what will be done domestically, which companies will do what, and which systems. God willing, we aim to sign contracts totaling over 100 aircraft both with Spain and our own air force within this year. We hope that Spain's door will open NATO's door for us. We are trying our best to make this 'NATO's training aircraft.'"

Emphasizing that countries' seriousness will increase as HÜRJET orders multiply, Demiroğlu stated, "Our first delivery to the Turkish Air Force will be at the beginning of 2027. For Spain, 2028 is currently targeted."

KAAN Process Continues According to Plan​

Stating that production of two aircraft continues in the national fighter jet KAAN project, Demiroğlu provided the following information:

"At the end of 2025, beginning of 2026, our second prototype, and a few months later, our third prototype will hopefully have taken to the skies. Therefore, we plan to fly at least two KAANs together in 2025, and three KAANs in our plan. After these tests are completed, we will make three more, and as promised, we plan to deliver our KAAN in blocks to the Turkish Air Force by the end of 2028, beginning of 2029."

We Reached 40,000 Feet with Our Domestic Engine PD170​

Explaining that the unmanned aerial vehicle AKSUNGUR has almost the same platform as ANKA but with greater payload capacity and can stay airborne for 52 hours, Demiroğlu said:

"It can travel approximately 3,000 kilometers round trip. This is a very serious strategic product and is in high demand. Our number here is currently 17 but will increase. Good news is that we reached 40,000 feet with our domestic engine PD170 produced by our TEI. A diesel engine reaching 40,000 feet is a very important success. Such a platform reaching 40,000 feet with a diesel engine is another achievement."

ANKA-3 Will Enter Serial Production Phase in 2026​

Emphasizing that they achieved many firsts with ANKA-3 UAV prototypes, Demiroğlu said, "We fired from closed and internal weapon and ammunition bays. This is something done for the first time in Turkey. Our work continuing with two prototypes will hopefully enter the serial production phase next year. Both our Air Force and other forces are waiting for this aircraft. Hopefully, we will be expecting good news from the next Executive Committee."

Regarding ANKA-3's entry into inventory, Demiroğlu said:

"There is no clear schedule right now, but we are targeting the first delivery at the end of 2026 or beginning of 2027. When we say first delivery, it becomes the first delivery, but whether we will deliver 5 or 10 after that depends entirely on the agreement we will make with the user, but I can say that we will be able to see these aircraft in inventory as of 2027."

Demiroğlu stated, "When you look at the sky, there is a TUSAŞ signature on every aircraft you see. As TUSAŞ, we work with the world's largest aircraft manufacturers like Boeing, Airbus, Spirit Aerosystems, and we produce parts in more than 400 high-tech production workshops."

We Target $12 Billion Turnover in 2034​

Sharing details about the company's projects until 2034, Demiroğlu recorded the following:

"When we look at what we have ahead until 2034, there is production of approximately 500 KAAN, HÜRJET and HÜRKUŞ aircraft. We see production of more than 350 GÖKBEY, ATAK, ATAK-2 and similar platforms. We see nearly 600 ANKA-3, ATAK, ANKA-1, Aksungur and similar platforms. We calculate nearly 20 satellites of various sizes. This means serial production far beyond what we have done so far. Additionally, we target $12 billion turnover in 2034."

International Interest in KAAN​

Demiroğlu answered journalists' questions after his statements.

Stating that there is demand from countries like Kazakhstan and Malaysia for satellites made by Turkey, Demiroğlu reported that there are 3-4 countries approaching the contract stage and they are working on different models.

When asked about developments regarding domestic engines, Demiroğlu replied, "The GÖKBEY helicopter engine has progressed considerably. We will start using it in a year or two. KAAN's engine continues. Then will come the 3,000 horsepower engines for these. We will buy from Ukraine for a certain period. Then we will produce our own because we are talking about a total of 600 engines. If we buy 100 from Ukraine, 500 still need us."

When asked about interest in KAAN, Demiroğlu said, "Interest in KAAN is great worldwide, and some countries' interest has increased significantly."

We Have a Goal to Expand Service, Logistics and Spare Parts​

Regarding the defense industry's current position, Demiroğlu answered, "The point we have reached today is truly inspiring and exemplary to many countries worldwide, but this road has no end because this is a relay race."

Emphasizing that domestic capability acquisition is always preferred since most systems were previously purchased from abroad, Demiroğlu said they want to and will stand behind their products until the end. Expressing that they want to provide products ready for use whenever needed and don't want the other party to deal with anything else, Demiroğlu said, "Let us deal with everything. Let's create a model that will do this cost-effectively and quickly. We have a goal to expand TUSAŞ's service, logistics and spare parts section. That's where we will grow fastest. Maybe that will be where we generate the most turnover in 5 years."

Demiroğlu explained that a 10-year Procurement Program (OYTEP) is prepared by the General Staff and forces, equipment procurements and needs are met in this program or within their own structures, and then shared with them through SSB.

We Expect Good News About HÜRJET's Engine Any Day Now​

Regarding the effects of lifting sanctions on the defense industry and engine procurement, Demiroğlu answered, "We have our absolute necessities. We must make KAAN. We must also make KAAN's engine. The same applies to HÜRJET. When you cannot get the system in the project, you have to do this."

Referring to developments regarding HÜRJET's engine, Demiroğlu said, "We expect good news about HÜRJET's engine any day now."

TUSAŞ is a National and Global Company​

Drawing attention to the fact that TUSAŞ provides employment opportunities to nearly 16,000 people, Demiroğlu said that more than 10,000 personnel joined the company in the last 10 years.

Demiroğlu recorded the following:

"TUSAŞ is a national and global company. It has offices in America, Asia, Europe and Africa. TUSAŞ offices are located in two branches in America, in Germany, France, Spain in Europe, in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Malaysia and most recently Indonesia in Asia. In line with our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's vision of domestic and national defense industry, 125 of the localization activities adopted as a mission have been implemented, and more than 330 localization projects continue. With these nationalization projects, $1 billion per year will remain in our country."

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We Expect Good News About HÜRJET's Engine Any Day Now​

Regarding the effects of lifting sanctions on the defense industry and engine procurement, Demiroğlu answered, "We have our absolute necessities. We must make KAAN. We must also make KAAN's engine. The same applies to HÜRJET. When you cannot get the system in the project, you have to do this."

Referring to developments regarding HÜRJET's engine, Demiroğlu said, "We expect good news about HÜRJET's engine any day now."

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Wait i'm confused about this point since when has their been a progect on the development of the Hurjet engine?

Does this mean that they are starting a Hurjet engine program or did the secretly have a hurjet engine in development this entire time?

No Name said:

Wait i'm confused about this point since when has their been a progect on the development of the Hurjet engine?

Does this mean that they are starting a Hurjet engine program or did the secretly have a hurjet engine in development this entire time?

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He talks about the approval for the engines from the USA.

mTT said:

Regarding the effects of lifting sanctions on the defense industry and engine procurement

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Strong AI said:

Now, about the engine. Any developments on the F110 for Kaan or F404 for Hürjet? Especially since things warmed up with the US after Trump returned.
We’ve had applications in for a while both for the F110 and F404. They’re currently in the US Congress phase. I visited the US last month to discuss this, and none of the officials foresee major issues. As you said, with Trump’s return and improving US-Turkey ties, the outlook is positive. Especially for the F404 being a trainer engine, restrictions are lighter than for fighter engines. The process might take time due to administrative reshuffling, but we hope for good news in a few months. We’re continuing as if approval is certain.

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Strong AI said:

He talks about the approval for the engines from the USA.

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Okay, that makes a lot more sense. Thank you for clarifying.

Signatures for HÜRJET to be signed in the last quarter

TUSAS (@TUSAS_TR) General Manager Mehmet Demiroglu (@dr_mdemiroglu):

"We built the HÜRKUŞ-1, we have produced and sold 15 of them, some of them have been delivered and some are in the delivery phase. The aircraft we call HÜRKUŞ-2 for our own forces, for which we have received 55 orders, has started flight tests. The first 10 are planned to be delivered to the Turkish Air Force this year. Our work for this purpose continues. After we deliver this aircraft, there is already serious interest. There are end users abroad with whom we have reached the agreement stage.

The perception that if the Turkish Air Force is using it, it is a good aircraft and a good platform is already widespread. For example, this was the case with the HÜRJET. We signed the order contract with the Turkish Air Force, and after signing it, the answer to the question "I have entered the inventory" is now on its way, even if it has not yet fully entered the inventory. In other words, the Land Forces said they would use it. This creates a very serious business positive effect.

For this reason, Spain is currently seriously interested in HÜRJET. Of course, the signatures paving the way for Spanish exports were recently signed. We are currently working with Airbus for the contract of HÜRJET. We are working as a project partnership. Our intention is to sign the contracts in October-November this year, in the last quarter. "

Technical studies started for the naval version of HÜRJET

TUSAS (@TUSAS_TR) General Manager Mehmet Demiroglu (@dr_mdemiroglu):

"The next prototype of HÜRJET that we will talk about will be a prototype that can land on a ship with the naval forces. A platform that lands on an aircraft carrier. Our friends have started working on this at the technical level. Our Naval Forces have also expressed their interest. They pronounced a number of over 40.

We can say that this is a project projection that will take shape and emerge more in 2026-2027. I think that a significant number of NATO members will be interested after these agreements, especially after the first deliveries, and that they will aspire to HÜRJET."

Great interest in Aksungur

TUSAS (@TUSAS_TR) General Manager Mehmet Demiroglu (@dr_mdemiroglu):

"Aksungur is a more popular platform than our Anka platform. Because it really has very few competitors in its class in terms of its capabilities. It has a load capacity of 750 to 900 kilograms. Depending on the configuration, it can stay in the air for 52 hours, so it is a strategic platform, and it can travel up to 3,000 kilometers in terms of distance. A serious advantage.

The first question asked is "Have you received this in your own inventory?". If your answer is not yes, it is difficult, that is, they do not always say okay, let's go together. As soon as you say yes, it is being used, the other stages are very easy. We are seeing this right now and there is a serious demand. We are working with all our strength to meet them."

After Indonesia, two more Gulf countries are interested in KAAN

TUSAS (@TUSAS_TR) General Manager Mehmet Demiroglu (@dr_mdemiroglu):

"The President of Indonesia had expressed his wish to join KAAN during his visit to Turkey. Last month, we paid a visit to Indonesia with our president Prof. Haluk Görgün. Certain decisions were taken there, and as a result of those decisions, Indodefence was asked to prepare a draft agreement. We are now working on the details. Here, we have embarked on a journey to deliver 48 of our KAANs to Indonesia with our own engine.

This is a long journey, and we still have a long way to go, but we are very happy and very joyful. Because our own fifth generation platform will hopefully be delivered to the air forces of a friendly and allied country within the scope of this project. We will continue to work with our friends. Considering that there are 48 of them and 12 optional ones, the number can increase to 60. This is one of the biggest deals in the history of the Republic. Perhaps we can say that it is the biggest one so far. From this point of view, it is a great success for both our country and TAI.

We cannot name the country for now because it is early, but at least 2 of the countries from the Gulf region, which are also heard in the public, are interested in KAAN. Our work with one of them is very advanced. Hopefully, we are waiting to hear good news from them within this year, and we are also working on that, I can say that much. We are also working on a contract for the Turkish Air Force, hopefully at the next defense industry executive committee."

TAI to produce 1500 platforms in the next 10 years

TUSAS (@TUSAS_TR) General Manager Mehmet Demiroglu (@dr_mdemiroglu):

"In the last defense industry executive committee, 57 GÖKBEY contracts were decided. We are working to sign that contract. With HÜRJET, we are currently working seriously in Spain. Hopefully, we plan to complete it within this year, and this is our goal.

We are also currently receiving requests for a higher number of HÜRJETs that will meet the needs of the Air Force, and we will probably be able to announce them by early to mid next year, if not within this year.

We can say that 26 of the GÖKBEY are currently in serial production. Another 57 will start production in the next phase. We will do this with our indigenous engine. We will be producing it with a domestic engine in 2027-2028. Apart from that, of course, we need to set up a supply chain and production lines. Because looking at the production we have done before, the numbers have increased a lot.

According to our plans for the next 10 years, we are currently talking about producing nearly 1500 platforms in total. In other words, KAAN, HÜRJET, HÜRKUŞ, ATAK, GÖKBEY, the 10-ton helicopter, our unmanned aerial vehicles Anka, Aksungur, Anka-3 are all needed, and when we add them all up, we start from a figure of 1500. "

Serial production of ANKA-3 to be discussed at Defense Industry Executive Committee

TUSAS (@TUSAS_TR) General Manager Mehmet Demiroglu (@dr_mdemiroglu):

"There are two prototypes of the ANKA-3, which are currently flying, and they continue to fly very successfully. For the first time, ANKA-3 fired from the internal nest in April. Now we are adding what we have learned from these tests, from different analyses and improvements, to the new prototype, to the new configuration and design.

Our goal is to complete these by the end of this year and move on to the serial production phase, and we know that this issue will be discussed by the Defense Industry Executive Committee. From there, we will start producing as much as our Forces want.

There is already serious demand from abroad. There are suitors in African countries, especially in the Gulf countries, which we are still at the beginning of our talks, but we believe that they are serious. We will see them in a more fleshed out form in the future, perhaps in 2026."

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TAI to produce 1500 platforms in the next 10 years

TUSAS (@TUSAS_TR) General Manager Mehmet Demiroglu (@dr_mdemiroglu):

"In the last defense industry executive committee, 57 GÖKBEY contracts were decided. We are working to sign that contract. With HÜRJET, we are currently working seriously in Spain. Hopefully, we plan to complete it within this year, and this is our goal.

We are also currently receiving requests for a higher number of HÜRJETs that will meet the needs of the Air Force, and we will probably be able to announce them by early to mid next year, if not within this year.

We can say that 26 of the GÖKBEY are currently in serial production. Another 57 will start production in the next phase. We will do this with our indigenous engine. We will be producing it with a domestic engine in 2027-2028. Apart from that, of course, we need to set up a supply chain and production lines. Because looking at the production we have done before, the numbers have increased a lot.

According to our plans for the next 10 years, we are currently talking about producing nearly 1500 platforms in total. In other words, KAAN, HÜRJET, HÜRKUŞ, ATAK, GÖKBEY, the 10-ton helicopter, our unmanned aerial vehicles Anka, Aksungur, Anka-3 are all needed, and when we add them all up, we start from a figure of 1500. "

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1500 seem like a lot i would think they can provide maybe half that not because of no orders but production speed is slow

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Great interest in Aksungur

TUSAS (@TUSAS_TR) General Manager Mehmet Demiroglu (@dr_mdemiroglu):

"Aksungur is a more popular platform than our Anka platform. Because it really has very few competitors in its class in terms of its capabilities. It has a load capacity of 750 to 900 kilograms. Depending on the configuration, it can stay in the air for 52 hours, so it is a strategic platform, and it can travel up to 3,000 kilometers in terms of distance. A serious advantage.

The first question asked is "Have you received this in your own inventory?". If your answer is not yes, it is difficult, that is, they do not always say okay, let's go together. As soon as you say yes, it is being used, the other stages are very easy. We are seeing this right now and there is a serious demand. We are working with all our strength to meet them."

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They keep saying that there is high demand regarding Aksungur, but no new orders as far as we know. I’ve already heard that 1 or 2 years ago, but how many Aksungurs were ordered since then ? Not much.

At #PARISAIRSHOW2025 , we added two new agreements to our collaborations with Airbus .

Within the scope of signed contracts;
We are implementing the rudder production for the AIRBUS A320 family with our domestic capabilities,
We are strengthening our cooperation as the only company in the world that produces metallic parts for the A350F cargo aircraft.