Turkish Aerospace

Turkish Aerospace, known in Turkey as TUSAŞ, develops and builds aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, space systems and aerostructures. The company is based in Ankara, Turkey. Its homepage is headed Empower your future.

The aircraft range includes the KAAN fighter, an indigenous programme to replace the aging F-16 fleet of the Turkish Air Force. The Hürjet trainer is designed to fly at up to Mach 1.4 and reach 45,000 feet. The Hürkuş is a training aircraft with day and night mission capability. Aerostructures are listed as a separate product area.

In helicopters, the company offers the T129 ATAK and the T625 Gökbey. A heavy duty attack helicopter concept combines the T129 ATAK and the T625. The T625 Gökbey has been flown at Turkish Aerospace facilities in Ankara. A multirole utility helicopter is also listed as a new project.

The unmanned aircraft range includes the Anka, the Aksungur and the Anka III. The space range includes the Göktürk-2 earth observation satellite. The company also offers testing capabilities for its products.

Turkish Aerospace runs innovation programmes for industry and universities. These include the Lift Up programme, technology centre project calls, a student project team support programme, and the HANGAR BIGG innovation programme. The company also publishes a magazine called Turkish Aerospace MAG.

Services

• KAAN fighter programme
• Hürjet trainer
• Hürkuş
• T129 ATAK helicopter
• T625 Gökbey helicopter
• Anka unmanned aircraft
• Aksungur unmanned aircraft
• Göktürk-2 space system
• Aerostructures
• Testing capabilities