Turkish Aerospace Industries, which is a source of pride for Turkey's aviation and space industries (TAI), strengthening the defense industry and the country last year did a series of studies to move to the forefront of aviation.
The company National combatants in order to reach their holiday destination, especially Turkey's 2023 Project, found only in activities to gain access to technologies owned by the few countries in the world.
In this context, significant reinforcements were made to the human resources of the company. The number of TUSAŞ personnel reached 8 thousand. Adding 2 thousand 300 people to its staff in 2018, the company also contributed to employment.
In order to increase the efficiency of the company, the "Intern Engineer Program" was launched for the students in the 3rd and 4th grades of the universities. Last year a thousand trainee engineers were hired.
Sales also increased exports
The successful works carried out by TUSAŞ throughout the year were reflected on the economic indicators. In addition to the company's product range, its economic and financial indicators also increased significantly.
The company's sales increased 16 percent compared to the previous year and reached $ 1.65 billion. Exports accounted for 50 percent of sales, while foreign sales increased to $ 831 million.
For Atak Helicopter, a deal was reached with 30 units of Pakistan. The number of Atak helicopters delivered to meet the needs of Turkish security forces exceeded 40.
While improvements to the National Combat Aircraft continued, wind tunnel tests were successfully carried out.
T625 General Purpose Helicopter was moved to the sky on the promised date 5 years ago and took the name of "Gökbey".
Anka's success brought order
In the Defense Industry Executive Committee chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, it was decided to supply 22 Anka Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to add new ones to the domestic and national systems that increase the efficiency of the security units in the country and abroad.
A total of 15 thousand hours of flight by carrying out the seizure of the number of Anka 's reached 14. With the help of satellite control, the Phoenix was ready for missions in the most remote area.
Hürkuş is preparing for the task, Hürjet is shaping up
An important step was taken for Hürkuş to enter the inventory with the basic training aircraft he designed and produced under the national and national inputs of TUSAŞ. Hürkuş starts with the flights he started in İzmir-Çiğli and counts the days to enter the Turkish Air Force inventory.
Among the most important projects of the company, the work for the jet training and light attack aircraft Hürjet Project was initiated by targeting the short-term needs of the Air Force and the international market.
