TEI Runs TF6000 Turbofan Engine for the First Time
TUSAS Engine Industries Inc. (TEI) has run the TF6000 turbofan engine set to power Baykar’s KIZILELMA and TUSAŞ’s ANKA-3 UCAVs for the first time.
TUSAS Engine Industries Inc. (TEI) has run the TF6000 turbofan engine set to power Baykar’s KIZILELMA and TUSAŞ’s ANKA-3 UCAVs for the first time.
TUSAŞ’s AKSUNGUR UAV flew at an altitude of 30 thousand feet with TEI’s nationally developed PD170 engine.
GAO criticises the F-35 aircraft for the late delivery and high programme cost.
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar went to the United Kingdom to meet British Defence Minister Ben Wallace. A technical delegation of defence and security experts will attend the visit. Minister Akar is expected to hold talks with some defence industry companies.
TUSAŞ Engine Industry (TEI) has developed the TF-6000 turbofan engine intending to use in the defence products and energy industry. TEI aims to complete the production of the engine and ignite it for the first time in the first months of 2023. TEI General Manager Mahmut Faruk Akşit said, “Our goal is to complete the production in the first months of the next year and to fire it in the first quarter.”
Baykar company exhibited its KIZILELMA second production prototype for the first time at TEKNOFEST KARADENİZ.
The President of the Defence Industry Agency (DIA) explained recent developments in Turkish Fighter Aircraft. Speaking in an exclusive interview on a television channel, Demir said that TR Motor and TUSAŞ Engine Industry (TEI) have given their bids for the TF-X engine and are waiting for Rolls-Royce to give its bid along with Kale Aviation. Demir said in sum:
Director of Defence Industry Agency (DIA) (Formerly President of Defence Industries SSB) Professor İsmail Demir answered TurDef's questions about the visit to the United Kingdom to discuss Turkish / British cooperation on the TF-X engine.
Turkish UAV Manufacterer Baykar and Ukranian engine producer Motor Sich sign engine procurement agreement at Saha Expo.
President of Defence Industries Profesor İsmail Demir announced that the 1,000-horsepower UTKU engine was ignited for the first time.
Altay Main Battle Tank project passed an important milestone. The Power Group Development (BATU) Project gave its first fruit. The 1500 HP engine is ignited for the first time. BMC Power announced that the test was carried out in April 2021.
The Republic of China (Taiwan) develops a new fighter jet, and it will be unveiled by 2024. Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) stated that they are developing next-generation fighter on Thursday (April 15). The programme is called Vega Project.
Ukrainian jet engine maker Motor Sich wants to sell half of its stakes to a Turkish company. The sale was discussed between Ukrainian and Turkish Presidents.
SSB President Demir stated that Hürkuş (Advanced Jet Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft) might be deployed at TCG Anadolu.