Projects
TAIs experience includes the licenced production of F-16 Fighting Falcon jets, CN-235 light transport/maritime patrol/surveillance aircraft, SF-260 trainers, Cougar AS-532 search and rescue (SAR), combat search and rescue (CSAR) and utility helicopters as well as the design and development of Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), target drones and agricultural aircraft.
TAIs core business also includes modernization, modification and systems integration programs and after sales support of both fixed and rotary wing military and commercial aircraft that are in the inventory of Turkey and its allies.
The major programs of TAI include:
Electronic warfare retrofit and structural modifications on Turkish Air Force F-16s.[2]
MLU, Falcon-Up and Falcon Star Modifications on the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) F-16s,[3]
Modifications of 42 Block-15 F-16's of Pakistan Air Force to Block-50.[4]
Modification of the S-2E Tracker Maritime Patrol Aircraft into Fire Fighting Aircraft
CN-235 and Black Hawk modifications for the Turkish Special Forces
Modification of CN-235 platforms for MPA/MSA missions for the Turkish Navy and Coast Guard
Modification and modernization of Eurocopter AS 532[5]
Glass Cockpit Retrofit of S-70 helicopters[6]
Conversion of B737-700 aircraft AEW&C aircraft[7]
Avionics modernization of C-130 aircraft for the Turkish Air Force (TuAF) [8]
Production of the center fuselage of Joint Strike Fighter F-35 aircraft[9]
Participating in the design and development of the A400M military transport and tanker aircraft[10]
Avionics modernization of T-38 aircraft for the Turkish Air Force [11]
Design, development and production of the attack helicopter T-129 for the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF).[12]
Design, development and production of Turkish Primary and Basic Training Aircraft, named HÜRKU, with EASA CS-23 certification.[13]
Design, development and production of Anka unmanned aerial vehicle for the Turkish Air Force.[14]
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) production facilities
TAI is engaged in manufacturing aerostructures for fixed and rotary wing, military and commercial aircraft for worldwide customers. TAI is in various partnership arrangements with Agusta, Alenia Aeronautica, Airbus, Boeing, CASA, Eurocopter, IAI, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, MD Helicopters, Sikorsky, Sonaca and numerous other companies in aeropsace sector.
TAI manufactures Section 18 fuselage panels for Airbus 319/320/321 aircraft, wing tips and flight deck panels for Boeing 737[15] aircraft, rear doors and engine cowlings for Eurocopter EC135 helicopters, MD 902 fuselage for MD Helicopters, horizontal stabilizers, tail rotor pylons and tail booms for Sikorsky S-70A and MH-60 helicopters, horizontal stabilizers for Sikorsky S-76 helicopters and AB139 fuselage for Agusta.[16] Furthermore, TAI manufactures nose landing gear doors for the Boeing 747, dorsal fin for 777 and parts/subassembly parts for 737/767/777. It also manufactures seven components of the Eurocopter AS 532 helicopter.
TAI, which had a single program (the co-production of the F-16 Fighting Falcon) at its establishment phase, is working on over 50 military and commercial programs today. As a partner of the Airbus Military S.L., TAI has been participating in the design and development activities of the Airbus A400M program with the leading European aerospace companies; namely Airbus (France, Germany, Spain and UK), EADS CASA (Spain) and FLABEL (Belgium) from the beginning of the project. TAI has accepted the production of A350XWB's winglets with the new cooperation.
TUSAS, by competing with other F-16 manufacturing companies, has been selected as the contractor, in the tender of Pakistan Air Force F-16 Modernisation (Peace Drive II) Programme and signed a contract with Pakistan Ministry of Defence in June 2009.
Under the programme, TUSAS's engineers and technicians perform avionics and structural modernisation of a total of 41 F-16 aircraft that are in the inventory of Pakistan Air Force (PAF). The test flights of each modernised aircraft were also performed by TUSAS's F-16 Test Pilots.
The Peace Drive II programme, which started in October 2010, is scheduled to be completed by September 2014. The required parts, material and technical data were furnished to TUSAS in accordance with another contract between the US government and PAF.
Within the scope of the Peace Drive II Programme, TUSAS also provides classroom and on-the-job training to 72 PAF technicians.
Upon completion of their training, the technicians directly participate in the ongoing modernisation activities at TUSAS.
TUSAS, which was established for co-production of F-16 aircraft for the Turkish Air Force in 1984, is one of the major aerospace companies in the world for F-16 manufacturing and modernisation backed with its experience, capabilities and manpower capacity.
After manufacturing and delivering a total of 272 F-16s, TUSAS, which has successfully completed avionics and structural modernisation of F-16s of the Royal Jordanian Air Force, is currently modernising 175 F-16s of the Turkish Air Force.
TUSAS is the centre of technology in design, development, manufacturing, integration of aerospace systems, modernisation and after sales support in Turkey.
