Air Warfare

TAI delivers first Nigerian T-129 Atak helicopters

7th November 2023

The delivery of the first two T129 attack helicopters has marked a milestone in a deal announced during the 2022 Farnborough Air Show between Nigeria and Turkish Aerospace Industries.

Naval Warfare

Austal nets US Navy T-AGOS surveillance ships contract

23rd May 2023

Austal USA has been awarded a contract worth up to $3.195 billion to build up to seven T-AGOS surveillance ships for the USN.

Uncrewed Vehicles

TAI debuts Anka-3 flying wing combat drone

27th March 2023

The UCAV is designed to operate alongside crewed fighter jets such as Turkey’s future TF-X.

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Aksungur [Turkish Air Force]

Programme Background First Flight & Contract Award The platform's maiden flight was completed on 20 March 2019, and it was first publicly shown at IDEF ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Aksungur (Algeria)

Programme Background Algerian media outlets reported in early October 2022 that the Algerian Air Force had acquired six Aksungur UAVs from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). Forecast Methodology ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Aksungur [Turkish Navy]

Programme Background First Flight & Contract Award The platform's maiden flight was completed on 20 March 2019, and it was first publicly shown at IDEF ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-S [Malaysia]

Programme Background Inception Malaysia's desire to acquire a MALE UAV dates back to 2009 when it announced it would be the first country in the region ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Aksungur (Angola)

Programme Background In mid-March 2023, Ömer Yıldız, Deputy General Manager of TAI, told CNN TÜRK, a localised variant of the American channel CNN, that Angola ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-S [Kazakhstan]

Programme Background In 2018, Shephard reported that TAI had made another effort to promote its products to Kazakstan. Three years before a contract was noted, Tamer ...

Military helicopters - attack

T129 (Nigeria)

Programme Background Requirement The Nigerian Air Force has an ongoing requirement for attack helicopters in order to assist the country's ongoing counter-insurgency operations. Nigeria already ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-S [Chad]

Programme Background Hurkus Trainer Aircraft On 10 July 2023, President General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno visited an air base to inspect the country's new Hurkus trainer ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - small

Cargo UAV (Turkey)

Programme Background Inception & Requirment Turkey's Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) initiated a programme to procure VTOL-capable cargo drones in June 2018. These were planned for ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-S (First Batch) [Turkey]

Programme Background Orders In February 2018, TAI announced that it had delivered the first Anka-S UAVs to the Turkish Air Force. In late 2018, Savunmasanay ...

Light attack, Trainer

Hurkus C (Niger)

Programme Background  In late April 2021, TAI President and CEO Temel Kotil claimed in an interview with CNN Turk TV that an export customer for Hürkuş-C had ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-S [Indonesia]

Programme Background Requirement Indonesia wanted to acquire or produce a MALE UAV to operate at different air bases around Indonesia to cover the archipelago.  Procurement Over Production Early ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-S (Nigeria)

Programme Background Domestic Production Possibility As reported by TurDef, a defence news outlet focussing on Turkey, in March 2023, İsmail Yusuf Abba, Nigeria's ambassador to Ankara, stated at ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-S (Additional Units) [Malaysia]

Programme Background RFI & Contract Award Following years of exploring MALE UAVs and a few failed efforts, the RMAF clarified it wanted to acquire the ...

Sealift/replenishment vessels

T-AGOS Surtass Ships (6-7) [USN]

Programme Background Requirements The Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance (T-AGOS) ships focus on gathering underwater acoustical data to support the mission of the Integrated Undersea Surveillance ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Aksungur

The Aksungur is a twin-engined MALE UAS manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for the Turkish Armed Forces. TAI completed the platform's maiden flight on 20 March ...

Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Rotary Wing Cargo UAV

Displayed at Paris Air Show 2023, the Rotary Wing Cargo UAV is a cargo-carrying and ISR drone manufactured by Turkish Aerospace (TAI). Powered by a ...

Minehunters

Sugashima

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force operates 11 Sugashima-class coastal minehunters. The first entered service in 1999, and the last in 2007. They are similar in design ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-S

Anka-S is a medium-altitude long-endurance UAV produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) designed to meet the requirements of the Turkish Armed Forces. The system has also been exported ...

Fighter - air superiority, Fighter - multirole

TF-X

The TF-X 'Turkish Fighter' is a fifth-generation stealth-twin engine air superiority fighter jet in development by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), and BAE Systems as its subcontractor. The development ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

Anka-B

The Anka-B, or Anka Block B, is a MALE UAS manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). An improved version of the Anka-A, the Anka-B completed its ...

Military helicopters - transport/heavy lift

T70

The T70i is a 10t utility helicopter in a military configuration that is suitable for CSAR and offshore operations. The platform is currently under development ...

Fighter - ground attack, ISR/special mission

Hürkuş-C

The Hürkuş-C is a light attack and reconnaissance aircraft developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries based on the Hürkuş trainer to meet the requirements of the ...

Uncrewed aerial systems engines

PD170

The PD170 is a turbodiesel engine initially developed to meet the engine requirement of Turkish Aerospace Industries' indigenous Anka UAV. Development began in December 2012 ...

Air: aerial targets, Loitering munitions

Super Simsek

The Super Simsek (Süper Şimşek) is an improved version of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) training drone turned loitering munition.  The drone has reconfigurable payload options ...

Military helicopters - attack

Multirole Heavy Combat Helicopter

The Multirole Heavy Combat Helicopter is an attack helicopter being developed by Turkish Aerospace to meet the operational requirements of the Turkish Armed Forces, including air-to-ground ...

Loitering munitions

Kargi

The Kargi is an in-development loitering munition that Lentatek has developed in collaboration with the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK), Aselsan and Turkish Aerospace ...

Air: Helmet-mounted displays

Tulgar

Aselsan Tulgar is a developmental helmet-mounted display for fixed-wing aircraft. Built using lightweight composite materials, it provides high-resolution colour symbology and a 40-degree field of vision for ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

Anka-3

The Anka-3 MIUS, or Anka-III, is a developmental low-observable flying wing UCAV from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).  The UCAV has been designed to work alongside Turkey's ...

Military helicopters - attack

T129 Atak

The T129 Atak is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine helicopter designed for attack and reconnaissance missions. The T129, developed from the Leonardo A129CBT, incorporates new engines, ...