Turkish Aviation Programs

[Saithan]

It has a very nice design, and it does say a multipurpose. I am a little sceptic about the last part because I fear it's efficiency may be jeapordized by having multiroles. However if the multirole of the aircraft is defined by it's weaponry which can be changed then I'll wait and see...

 

[Kompromat]

I don't like those air intakes , i do hope that the original design incorporates DSI's.

 

[VelocuR]

what's wrong 100 F-35s for Turkey ? investing in F-35 and investing in South Korea programs..... Not wise.

 

[monitor]

F-35 deal with Turkey stalled
March 26, 2011 8:26 am

Turkey’s plans to purchase 100 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters are currently put on hold due to the U.S.’s refusal to share the source code used in the aircraft’s software.

After a meeting of the Defense Industry Implementation Committee, Turkish Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul stated that the negotiations for the F-35 procurement have so far not yielded satisfactory results.
Vecdi said that the order is scheduled to be evaluated during the next meeting and in light of the progress a final answer is expected then.

According to him, much ground was covered in the talks in terms of technology sharing, but currently this wasn’t enough for Turkey to agree on the deal. Currently the Turkish side has failed to obtain the source code and the remote flight codes for the planes for which it will pay $15 billion.

The source code is a much needed addition, as it will allow Turkish engineers to make changes to the software operating the jets. The external flight codes are also equally important, as they can be used to externally navigate any of the aircraft.

 

[monitor]

Turkey set to make a decision on the helicopter
March 22, 2011

A senior procurement official reported t hat Turkey’s top defense procurement decision-making body might choose a winner in the competition for the program of joint production of the military’s next utility helicopter type.
The contenders are competing for $4 billion contract are U.S Sikorsky Aircraft Corp and Italy’s Agusta Westland.

It is expected that the Defense Industry Executive Committee will meet on Tuesday with the participation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Defense Minister Vecdi Gönül, Chief of General Staff Gen. Işık Koşaner and procurement chief Murad Bayar.
At the meeting, the participants will discuss the helicopter program in detail, but it is not sure that a final decision will be taken.
The final decision was expected to be taken by Dec. 15 last year, but nothing happened. After that meeting, Gönül requested that both companies lower their prices.

The Sikorsky Aircraft is offering the T-70, the Turkish version of the S-70 Black Hawk International which is used by dozens of countries in the world, including Turkey. On the other hand, Agusta Westland proposes the TUHP 149, a Turkish version of the A-149, which is a new developed utility helicopter.

Agusta Westland is proposing its TUHP 149, the Turkish version of its A149, a newly developed utility helicopter. Sikorsky Aircraft is offering the T-70, the Turkish version of the S-70 Black Hawk International, which is found in the inventories of dozens of countries in the world, including Turkey.

The first batch is of 109 utility helicopters which will be delivered to the military and security forces, but the number is expected to rise to approximately 300 in the coming years.
Both of the contenders have announced different benefits which are worth billions in the event their offers are the winners. Turkey’s Army, Navy, Air Force, Special Operations Command and Coast Guard Command are the buyers of the first batch of military utility helicopters.

 

[AKINCI]

P4 will start test flights in Turkey next month. First helicopter will be delivered in 2012 summer.

 

[[TR]AHMET]

First Turkish Stand-off Munition Tubitak SOM

Range 180 Km
War head 230 kg





and others Mhimmat Trk Silahl Kuvvetleri (TSK) Fotoraf Galerisi - Turkish Military Photos

 

[[TR]AHMET]

Tubitak KGK-82
Range 70-100 Km





others Mhimmat Trk Silahl Kuvvetleri (TSK) Fotoraf Galerisi - Turkish Military Photos

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Tubitak NEB





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Tubitak HGK





Trk Silahl Kuvvetleri (TSK) Fotoraf Galerisi - Turkish Military Photos

 

[Faheka]

ERCIYES C-130 Avionics Modernization

 

[marcos98]

 

[AKINCI]

First fire tests.

 

[Babur Han]

Turkey's first indigenous training aircraft due in 2012: minister

"Test flights are still continuing and the the plane will made its maiden flight this year," Ismet Yilmaz told reporters Thursday during a visit to the mayor of the Aegean port city of Izmir.



Turkey is set to introduce its first indigenous training aircraft in 2012, the country's defense minister has said.

"Test flights are still continuing and the the plane will made its maiden flight this year," Ismet Yilmaz told reporters Thursday during a visit to the mayor of the Aegean port city of Izmir.

The aircraft, Hurkus, or "The Freebird," is a tandem two-seat, low wing, single engine, turboprop aircraft. It is developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) as a new basic trainer and ground attack aircraft for the Turkish Armed Forces. The aircraft is named after Vecihi Hurkus, Turkey's first aviator.

A T-37 with the Turkish Air Forces plunged into the Aegean off-coast of Izmir just days earlier and killed two pilots -- one of them a Pakistani -- raising questions about the Cessna trainer which was involved in a dozen crashes in Turkey in the past.

Turkish Air Forces plans to replace all of its T-37s by the end of this year with North Korean KT-1, manufactured by TAI.

Also touching on Izmir's candidacy for EXPO 2020, Yilmaz said the government exerted intense efforts to secure Izmir's hosting of the event, adding that Colombia and Kyrgyzstan had pledged support for Izmir candidacy.

Turkey's first indigenous training aircraft due in 2012: minister | General | World Bulletin

 

[TrMhMt]

According to the SSM consultant, first T-129 will be delivered on April 2012.

Trkiye 'ATAK'na Kavuuyor - haber365.com

 

[Babur Han]

First domestic Turkish plane to take flight in 2014


Turkey’s first domestically produced plane will take flight in 2014, the head of the Turkish Aviation Board (THK) has said, according to daily Hürriyet.

Some 90 percent of the materials to be used in the new plane will be produced in Turkey, Osman Yıldırım said.

A THK plane production facility will open in May, according to Yıldırım, whose board has been responsible for hosting aeronautical events and conducting training all over Turkey.

Last year, the board opened a special aviation university, THK University.

LOCAL - First domestic Turkish plane to take flight in 2014

 

[Nishan_101]

Really Impressive and I am sure that we are also working on LGB with GPS/INS/Glonass as primary guidance system. More over we are going to see some more advancement in our Cruise Missiles as well as in our Bllastic ones too. I am sure that the Taimoor will be like the one that will going to put the payload in space and the rest of the work will be done by the guidance systems and there is also work going on the lauching patformS for launching satellites on our own.