Air Platforms

Turkey’s air platforms: KAAN fighter jet, Hurjet, helicopters, transport and trainer aircraft, and indigenous aero engine programs.

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Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ): Maker of KAAN, Supplier to Airbus

Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ): Maker of KAAN, Supplier to Airbus

Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) is Türkiye's state-owned aviation prime contractor and the company that designs and builds the KAAN fighter, the HÜRJET jet trainer, the ANKA...

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TUSAŞ, ASELSAN and MKE Court Egypt at El Alamein Airshow

TUSAŞ, ASELSAN and MKE Court Egypt at El Alamein Airshow

Turkish Aerospace, ASELSAN and MKE spent three days this week showing Egyptian officers and foreign delegations what Türkiye's defence industry can offer, as the second...

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CANiK Unveils M3 Falcon, a .50-Cal Machine Gun Built for Aircraft

CANiK Unveils M3 Falcon, a .50-Cal Machine Gun Built for Aircraft

CANiK, the Samsun-based manufacturer best known for putting compact pistols into the hands of American shooters, used this week's MSPO 2026 exhibition in Kielce, Poland,...

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KAAN Fighter Programme: Status, Orders and Engine Timeline

KAAN Fighter Programme: Status, Orders and Engine Timeline

Türkiye's KAAN fifth-generation fighter is in flight test with a domestic production order behind it and one export contract signed — but it is not...

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Who Builds Türkiye’s Aircraft Engines? TEI, Kale, TRMotor

Who Builds Türkiye’s Aircraft Engines? TEI, Kale, TRMotor

Türkiye's aircraft engines are built almost entirely by one company: TEI, TUSAŞ Engine Industries, at Eskişehir. TEI produces the TS1400 turboshaft for the T625 GÖKBEY...

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Where HÜRJET Fits in the Advanced Jet Trainer Market

Where HÜRJET Fits in the Advanced Jet Trainer Market

HÜRJET competes in the supersonic-capable advanced jet trainer and light attack class, alongside Leonardo's M-346, Korea Aerospace Industries' T-50/FA-50 family and Boeing's T-7A Red Hawk....

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Turkish Air Force Pilots Begin Eurofighter Typhoon Flight Training in the UK

Turkish Air Force Pilots Begin Eurofighter Typhoon Flight Training in the UK

Turkish Air Force pilots move into live flight training on the Eurofighter Typhoon in the United Kingdom on September 7, the first operational step under...

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First Production HÜRJET for Turkish Air Force Completes Maiden Flight

First Production HÜRJET for Turkish Air Force Completes Maiden Flight

The first production-standard HÜRJET destined for the Turkish Air Force took to the air for the first time on August 30, flying an 18-minute sortie...