TEI Exhibits Its Engine Portfolio at the Paris Air Show
TEI demonstrated its military and commercial propulsion systems at the Paris Air Show in 2025. The show took place at Le Bourget Airport from June 16 to 22.
pd170 News
Engine and Transmission
Expo and Air Show
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
AKSUNGUR Sets Altitude Record with TEI’s TEI-PD170 Engine
TUSAS’s AKSUNGUR UAV set a new altitude record at 40,000 feet, marking the highest flight for the TEI-PD170 engine and testing ASELSAN and ASPİLSAN systems.
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Reaches 30000 ft Altitude
Bayraktar TB3 naval UCAV, set to operate from TCG ANADOLU LHD L400, reached a 30,000 ft altitude in its 16th flight test with TEI’s PD170 Engine.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
TUSAŞ Completed AKSUNGUR UCAV Deliveries
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) delivered the last AKSUNGUR UCAV to the Naval Forces Command. The Turkish Defence Ministry (MoD) shared the relevant information.
Engine and Transmission
TEI Exports the PD170 Engine
TUSAŞ Engine Industry General Manager Mahmut Akşit announced that the PD170 turbo diesel engine, which the company started mass production, was exported.
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Powered by TEI's PD170, TB3 Reached 20 000 ft altimeter
TB3 UCAV system designed by Baykar completed its 9th flight test. Powered by TUSAŞ Engines Industries' (TEI) PD170 engine, TB3 Reached 20 000 ft altimeter.
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Air
AKSUNGUR Reached Highest Altitude with TEI’s PD170 Engine
TUSAŞ’s AKSUNGUR UAV flew at an altitude of 30 thousand feet with TEI’s nationally developed PD170 engine.
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Completes System Performance Flight Test
Baykar’s Bayraktar TB3 UCAV, developed for LHD-type ships, completed its fifth flight and flew with the landing gear retracted for the first time.
Engine and Transmission
SOM’s Engine Waits for June
The head of the Department of Engine and Power Transmission Systems, Mesude Kılınç gave information about some of the Projects.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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