TUSAŞ to prioritise serial production and deliveries in 2026
Demiroğlu noted that after a record year for defence aviation programmes, TUSAŞ concentrates on serial manufacturing and timely delivery instead of exports.
hürkuş II News
Air
Unmanned Systems
Air
TUSAŞ Starts the Deliveries of Upgraded HÜRKUŞ-II in 2025
With an initial batch of 15 planes, Turkish Aerospace’s (TUSAŞ), basic trainer aircraft, HÜRKUŞ-II, is scheduled to join the Turkish Air Force in 2025.
Air
Could Hürkuş Be Spain’s New Basic Trainer Aircraft?
With Hürjet in the lead for Spain’s new advanced trainer aircraft, Hürkuş has a chance to take its place as the complementing basic trainer alongside Hürjet.
Air
HÜRKUŞ II: Streamlining the Trainer of Turkish Air Force
HÜRKUŞ II, which performed its maiden flight towards the end of 2024, features improvements and associated changes in specifications in compairson with Hurkus.
Air
Expo and Air Show
IDEX 2025: HÜRKUŞ II Trainer Makes First Appearance Abroad
TUSAŞ's new training aircraft, HÜRKUŞ II, is being displayed at the IDEX 2025 exhibition held in the UAE following the maiden flight in December 2024.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Turkish Defence and Aviation Industry Panorama in 2024
The Turkish defence industries maintained their momentum in 2024, continuing the trajectory set in previous years across air, land, and naval domains.
Air
Maiden Flight of the Turkish Air Force’s Hürkuş II Aircraft
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) announced on social media that the Hürkuş aircraft, which will serve to train Turkish Air Force pilots, completed its maiden flight.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Kotil: Supersonic UAV will be Air Launched
The CEO of Turkish Aerospace, Temel Kotil stated that supersonic UAV is integrated into UAV. His words mean that supersonic UAV will be air-launched.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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