Well, only since this TV still shows the Hürjet, the MMU/TFX, the new attack helicopter and - i forgot its name - I don‘t think we can conclude they are for Pakistan.
Let’s wait …
I didnt wrote that these shown aircrafts are for Pakistan. The statements I shared in the thread is that jobs will also be created in Pakistan under the MMU program. And I don't know if this will happen directly, but at this stage, indirectly, the benefits that MMU development program can provide many things in the next generation fighter studies in Pakistan aviation.
I watched most of the program, btw... It was more like an interview about TAI's activities and infrastructure investments, moderated by Güntay Şimşek, an aviation journalist, and Küpra Par, Habertürk program host. Quite good questions asked, in a way that is not often seen in mainstream media. We learned some new details. I have shared just one thing because Pakistan mentioned, and I found it remarkable, otherwise there are many more notes that can be taken from the program. Kotil is an academic and likes to explain topics through models or charts. For this reason, he comes to interviews and press conferences either with models or with lots of charts and video examples. Let me write about the models I saw in the program one by one:
-ANKA-III and ATAK-II. Both will make their first flight in April (next week). The news of this was given this evening.
-The target for the Hürjet is the second quarter of 2023. Probably in this month. TAI vice chair and manager of production planning reported that all tests for the aircraft's maiden flight have been completed and they waiting for for the ceremony, just a couple days ago.
-The first flight schedule for the MMU is the 4th quarter.
-TS-1400 integration, the last step in the T-625, has started. The transmission and rotor are already indigenous. This helicopter has received orders from Malaysia and Turkey. The variant with the LHTEC engine has already largely completed the civil aviation certification process.
-The other mock-up, the ATAK-I-T129, is already being exported to Nigeria and the Philippines. According to Kotil, the contract with Pakistan has also not been canceled and is in force. Apart from this, there is one more country in the process of signing an agreement.
-The Hurkuş is the other system being actively exported. Deliveries are ongoing. The composite Hurkuş-2 is being put on the production line, and tests have been completed.
-Göktürk-II, advanced earth observation and intelligence satellite, is on active duty, and Göktürk-Y project activities are ongoing. Turksat 6A is ready, tests have been completed and will be launched by SpaceX this year. The Next Generation Electric Communication Satellite (Small GEO) was exported to Argentina, and an agreement is about to be signed with a second country. The first Small GEO will be delivered at the end of this year.
In other words, the systems represented by the mock-ups brought to the TV studio are either already in production or will make their first flight in 2023, or the preparations for mass production will be completed within the year. The only exception is the naval helicopter in the Medium-Lift class. That project will be two years behind. Except for this helicopter, all the other modeled airplanes and satellites are already tangible.
In the explanations of situation and latest developments about these aerospace programs: Pakistan's name was mentioned in the ATAK-I, MMU topics. And I think I have quoted them all in my last messages in this thread.
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