Turkish Aerospace celebrated its 47th anniversary with great excitement. Having served its country for nearly half a century and earned itself a reputation as one of the best players in the avtiation industry with the indigenous products it has launched in recent years, the company is a great family whose history encompasses many achievements, stories, excitement, joy and pride.
28.06.1973
Turkish Aircraft Industry Corporation was founded
09.12.1983
A Letter of Acceptance for 160 F-16s was signed between the Republic of Turkey and the United States of America.
15.05.1984
Turkish Aerospace Industries was founded
11.03.1988
The first F-16 was delivered
24.09.1992
The first CN-235 aircraft was delivered to the Turkish Air Forces.
30.09.1998
Production operations started for Cougar helicopter.
13.11.2001
The first CN-235 Maritime Patrol Aircraft was delivered to the Turkish Coast Guard Command.
05.06.2003
19 Cougar helicopters, with a finished modification program, were delivered to the Turkish Land Forces Command.
15.12.2003
The Indigenous UAV System Pelican performed its first flight.
12.01.2005
The purchase of Lockheed Martin and General Electric shares.
28.04.2005
Turkish Aerospace Industries and Turkish Aircraft Industry Corporation were brought under one roof.
20.07.2005
The contract for the Meltem III Project was signed.
15.03.2006
The contract was signed for the Turkish Introductory and Basic Training Aircraft Development Program.
08.12.2006
The first training aircraft was named “HÜRKUŞ”.
06.02.2007
A singing ceremony was held for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Project.
01.05.2007
Design operations started for the first satellite.
21.06.2007
An opening ceremony was held for the Aircraft Satellite Assembly and Integration Facility.
07.09.2007
The contract was signed for the T129 ATAK Program.
18.03.2009
The first Helicopter of the Special Forces Helicopter Modernization Program “YARASA” was delivered to the Special Forces Command.
16.07.2010
A rollout ceremony was held for ANKA.
04.09.2010
A rollout ceremony was held for T-38 and its engine was started for the first time.
20.09.2010
The Peace Eagle Program’s first flight was performed.
30.12.2010
ANKA performed its first flight.
17.08.2011
T129 ATAK Helicopter performed its first flight.
23.08.2011
The contract was signed for the Jet Training and Fighter Aircraft Conceptual Design Project.
27.06.2012
A rollout ceremony was held for HÜRKUŞ.
18.12.2012
GÖKTÜRK-2 Satellite was launched into space from China.
26.06.2013
The contract was signed for the T625 GÖKBEY Indigenous Helicopter Program.
26.08.2013
HÜRKUŞ performed its first flight.
22.04.2014
T129A Early Delivery Helicopter was delivered to the Turkish Land Forces Command.
21.02.2014
The contract was signed for T70 General Utility Helicopter Program.
21.05.2015
The President of the Republic of Turkey opened the Space Systems Integration and Test Center.
05.08.2015
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the T625 GÖKBEY Indigenous Helicopter Program Facilities.
05.08.2016
The contract was signed for the Turkish Fighter Phase 1 Stage 1 with the Presidency of Defence Industries.
05.12.2016
GÖKTÜRK-1 was launched from the Kourou Launch Base in French Guiana. The Launch was watched live at the GÖKTÜRK-1 Satellite Launch Ceremony held at Turkish Aerospace Facilities and Attended by the President of the Republic of Turkey.
07.04.2017
The first shooting demonstration was held for HÜRKUŞ-C demo operations.
12.07.2017
Waist delivery for the first Turkish JSF/F-35 Aircraft.
01.02.2018
The first delivery of ANKA-S.
20.04.2018
A ceremony was held for the delivery of T129 ATAK Helicopter to the Gendarmerie General Command.
16.05.2018
The supply contract was signed with Pakistan for 30 T129 ATAK Helicopters.
06.09.2018
T625 GÖKBEY helicopter performed its first flight.
17.09.2018
The start of the Turkish Fighter project calendar.
27.12.2018
ANKA performed its first test flight with a PD-170 Turkish engine.
22.02.2019
The Project Development Contract was signed for the HEAVY ATTACK HELICOPTER.
20.03.2019
AKSUNGUR performed its first flight.
25.06.2020
Turkish Aerospace delivered the 57th T129 ATAK helicopter to the Land Forces Command.
10.09.2020
AKSUNGUR remained in the air for 49 hours and carried the Turkish flag into the skies at 20,000 feet.
