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Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ)

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) is Turkey's state-backed aerospace manufacturer for fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aircraft, space systems, aerostructures, modernization work, and lifecycle support. The company traces its roots to a 1973 Ministry of Industry and Technology initiative, expanded through F-16 industrial participation in the 1980s, and was restructured under Turkish shareholders in 2005.

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TUSAŞ sits at the center of Turkey's military-aviation industrial base. Its official product portfolio spans the KAAN fighter, HÜRJET advanced jet trainer, HÜRKUŞ trainer and light-attack aircraft, ANKA-family unmanned aircraft, AKSUNGUR, ANKA III, T129 ATAK, T625 GÖKBEY, GÖKTÜRK-2, aerostructures, testing capabilities, and space systems. The company describes its organization through aircraft, helicopter, UAV, space, aerostructures, national-combat-aircraft, and engineering business centers.

The company's public materials place its main industrial campus at Kahramankazan, Ankara, where TUSAŞ describes a four-million-square-meter aerospace ecosystem supporting design, production, integration, testing, delivery, and sustainment. Its official ownership disclosure lists the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation, the Defence Industry Agency, and the Turkish Aeronautical Association as shareholders.

Military aircraftAdvanced jet trainersBasic trainer and light-attack aircraftUnmanned aerial vehiclesMilitary helicoptersAerostructures and aerospace integrationSpace systems

Notable Systems

Turkish Aerospace Hürkuş, Tandem-seat turboprop trainer and light-attack aircraft family, Aircraft & UAVs

Turkish Aerospace Hürkuş

Tandem-seat turboprop trainer and light-attack aircraft family

TUSAŞ describes HÜRKUŞ as a tandem-seat, low-wing, single-engine turboprop trainer aircraft, with trainer and light-attack roles and a completed 15-aircraft HÜRKUŞ-B production run.

Sources: HÜRKUŞ product page
Turkish Aerospace Hürjet, Supersonic advanced jet trainer and light-attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Turkish Aerospace Hürjet

Supersonic advanced jet trainer and light-attack aircraft

TUSAŞ describes HÜRJET as a single-engine, tandem-seat advanced jet trainer with a modern avionics cockpit, prototype flights in 2023 and 2024, and serial production for planned Turkish Air Force delivery.

Sources: HÜRJET product page

Manufacturer History

  1. Company origin

    TUSAŞ says it was incepted under Turkey's Ministry of Industry and Technology on June 28, 1973 to reduce foreign dependence in the defense industry.

    Sources: About TUSAŞ

  2. F-16 industrial company formed

    After Turkey selected the F-16 for its fighter requirement, TUSAŞ says TAI was established in 1984 as a Turkish-U.S. joint investment company for F-16 manufacture, onboard-system integration, and flight testing.

    Sources: About TUSAŞ

  3. Restructuring under Turkish shareholders

    TUSAŞ says foreign shares were purchased by Turkish shareholders in 2005 and TAI and TUSAŞ were merged under Turkish Aerospace Inc. to broaden aviation and space activities.

    Sources: About TUSAŞ

  4. KAAN development agreement

    TUSAŞ says the KAAN development-project agreement with the Presidency of Defence Industries was signed on August 5, 2016, with Turkish Aerospace acting as main contractor.

    Sources: KAAN product page

  5. HÜRJET first flight

    TUSAŞ says the first HÜRJET jet trainer made its maiden flight on April 25, 2023 and later exceeded 45,000 feet and the sound barrier during prototype testing.

    Sources: HÜRJET product page

  6. KAAN first flight

    TUSAŞ says the first KAAN prototype completed its maiden flight on February 21, 2024, staying airborne for 13 minutes and reaching 8,000 feet and 230 knots.

    Sources: KAAN product page

Predecessors
TAI and TUSAŞ predecessor structures
Website links
Official websiteAbout TUSAŞFacilitiesContact and headquartersCorporate identity

Official materials use Turkish Aerospace, Turkish Aerospace Industries, TAI, and TUSAŞ for the same state-backed Turkish aerospace company.

Manufacturer Sources

  • About TUSAŞPublisher: Turkish Aerospace Industries | Note: Supports the company origin date, 1984 F-16 joint-investment context, 2005 restructuring, strategic business centers, shareholder percentages, and official naming. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • TUSAŞ contact pagePublisher: Turkish Aerospace Industries | Note: Supports the official headquarters address in Kahramankazan, Ankara and listed Turkish Aerospace office locations. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • TUSAŞ facilitiesPublisher: Turkish Aerospace Industries | Note: Supports the Kahramankazan facilities context and the four-million-square-meter aerospace ecosystem described by the company. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • TUSAŞ product portfolioPublisher: Turkish Aerospace Industries | Note: Supports the official product-family context for KAAN, T129 ATAK, AKSUNGUR, T625 GÖKBEY, GÖKTÜRK-2, HÜRKUŞ, ANKA, HÜRJET, aerostructures, and ANKA III. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • HÜRKUŞ product pagePublisher: Turkish Aerospace Industries | Note: Supports the HÜRKUŞ manufacturer relationship, trainer and light-attack description, HÜRKUŞ-B contract, completed aircraft count, sortie and flight-hour context, certification history, and published technical data. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • HÜRJET product pagePublisher: Turkish Aerospace Industries | Note: Supports the HÜRJET manufacturer relationship, trainer description, first and second prototype flights, test-flight status, serial-production statement, planned delivery timing, and published technical data. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • KAAN product pagePublisher: Turkish Aerospace Industries | Note: Supports Turkish Aerospace's main-contractor role, the August 5, 2016 SSB agreement, KAAN mission description, first and second flight milestones, and published technical data. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • TUSAŞ corporate identityPublisher: Turkish Aerospace Industries | Note: Supports official corporate identity context and company-hosted media provenance for TUSAŞ-branded imagery. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Turkish Aerospace Hürkuş, Tandem-seat turboprop trainer and light-attack aircraft family, Aircraft & UAVs2012 Sahel InsurgencyTurkish Aerospace HürkuşTandem-seat turboprop trainer and light-attack aircraft familyBuilt in: TurkeyTurkish Aerospace Hürkuş is a Turkish tandem-seat, single-engine turboprop trainer family developed by TUSAŞ, with a mission-aircraft configuration for light attack, armed reconnaissance, and special-task training. TUSAŞ identifies Niger as the first export user of the mission variant and Chad as a later recipient; one Nigerien Hürkuş was reported destroyed during the January 2026 Islamic State attack on Niamey's Air Base 101.