Why is the unmanned fighter jet not part of this timeline list ? I thought it's going to be revealed in 2023.
MANUFACTURING STARTS ON NATIONAL COMBATIVE AIRCRAFT
Giving important information about the National Combat Aircraft Project, Kotil said, "This year, the plane will appear, you will see it physically, it will start the engine on March 18, 2023 and will start ground tests." used the phrases.
Stating that the concept designs are finished and they have carried out the wind tunnel tests, Kotil said, "We are starting the production of the National Combat Aircraft. We will continue the structural analysis until the aircraft is delivered in 2028, we will put new sensors. We will see its first flight on March 18, 2025. We have 14 months left, the engine will start and we will leave the hangar." It will come out. The project is going well.” made its assessment.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN ATAK HELICOPTER
Stating that they have delivered 69 Atak helicopters to the security forces within the scope of helicopter production, and that they will increase the number to 83 this year, Temel Kotil said, "We will complete 6 Atak helicopters of the Philippines. Therefore, we are finishing 89 helicopters this year. Gökbey helicopter is being put into series. We are making 3 for the Gendarmerie, we will deliver them by the end of the year. The production of Sikorsky licensed Back Hawks, which we call T70, continues. There will be 109 helicopters in total. The helicopter equivalent of the National Combat Aircraft is the Atak-2 helicopter. 11 tons It weighs 1 ton, can carry 1 ton of explosives, has a 30 millimeter cannon. The USA and the Russians have helicopters in this class. We will fly it on March 18, 2023, a very ambitious target. Carrying 10 tons of 21 people,"We are building a general purpose helicopter that will operate behind the front line.
“FUNDAMENTAL TRAINING AIRCRAFT HÜRKUŞ-B”
Stating that important steps have been completed with the work done, Kotil said, "The future of this company is very bright. If nothing goes wrong, this company will stand out among its peers in the world." he said. Expressing that the Hürkuş, which will be delivered to the Air Force, will be used in basic training and air-ground support missions, Kotil gave the following information:
"There are also systems that represent shooting on it. In this respect, it will be multifunctional. (Works to lighten the Hürkuş) After making a product, we continue production by making different versions. It is necessary to produce better products every day. The production bench is the same, if you improve the design, it will be better. The product comes out. It will be the same in the
National Combat Aircraft . Development continues as a natural process. (Armed version Hürkuş-C) That version is also being studied, but the main training aircraft we focus on is Hürkuş-B.".
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN HÜRJET
After 2025, 2 Hürjets will come out of the hangar every month.
TUSAŞ General Manager Kotil said, "We aim to build 6-7 aircraft in the first year in the mass production process, and to produce 2 aircraft per month and 24 aircraft per year from the next year. After 2025, 2 Hürjets will leave the hangar and be delivered to the customer every month."
Expressing that they have produced the Hürjet prototypes and that they will be able to show the aircraft in its entirety within 1-2 months, Kotil said, "It will make the first flight safely on March 18, 2023. We came to the end of the tunnel, to the exit."
The latest situation in TCG Anadolu TCG Anadolu L-400
whose construction was completed, was caught in Tayfun Özberk's lens. It is aimed that the ship will be completed within this year and will start cruising trials. UAV systems will be integrated into the Amphibious Assault Ship (LHD) type ship in 2023.
HÜRJET is planned to be deployed alongside Bayraktar TB3s on the TCG Anadolu ship, which is under construction. TUSAŞ General Manager Kotil explained that tests were carried out on this.
The latest situation in Bayraktar TB3
Selçuk Bayraktar noted that the TB3 can be described as the "brother" of TB2, and noted that the TB3 can take off from LHD class ships such as TCG Anadolu.
TB3 which is under development, is considered to be a great force multiplier. According to Selçuk Bayraktar, Bayraktar TB3 will be capable of landing and taking off from the ship with the help of a crane and rescue net, with very simple modifications to be made.
Stating that there are versions of both TB2 and TB3 that can fly with SATCOM, according to the job description and customer requirements, Bayraktar emphasized that customers generally do not prefer SATCOM because of its high cost.
The latest situation in MIUS
Stating that MİUS has been a dream for at least 10 years, Selçuk Bayraktar stated that with the development and flight of Akıncı, MİUS is now a much closer platform. Bayraktar also repeated that the first prototype targets for MIUS are 2023.
Bayraktar also noted that MIUS, together with TB3, can land and take off on LHD class ships . At the same time, he emphasized that the TB3 will create a great force multiplier effect by flying with MIUS.
