ATAK and ANKA were Displayed First Time in Berlin ILA Airshow
TAI for the first time exhibited at the Berlin ILA Air Show, one of the biggest in Europe, the ATAK Helicopter, recently 3 of which were delivered and the ANKA UAV, whose series production is continuing at a rapid pace, at static area reserved for TAI. Throughout the exhibition, participants and visitors showed great interest in TAI platforms. TAI General Manager Muharrem Dörtkaşlı gave important statements to Defence Turkey at the ILA Air Show on his impressions of the fair and activities planned during the coming year. Dörtkaşlı stressed that participation of Turkey at the fair with a partner country status was very important and said: “I think that exhibiting these products here is a very significant indicator in terms of the point that the Turkish defence industry has reached as a whole.”
In looking back at the last decade, Turkey has made an intense effort in developing these platforms and products said Dörtkaşlı and added: “ATAK and ANKA were ready and we brought them here. As you know test flights for Hürkuş are continuing. We couldn’t bring it here in time but in the next fair we hope to include Hürkuş to these platforms.”
Indicating that Turkey had become an aerospace country, Dörtkaşlı went on to add: “Not only in the military field but in civil aviation as well, being here at such a large aerospace fair with seats, cabinets, indigenous designs and products makes us very happy.”
Pointing out that TAI does not produce its indigenous products from a local perspective or at local standards, Dörtkaşlı stated that TAI carried out its work by considering firstly global references and standards in each of its development and modernisation projects. The emergence of the product as a result of the intense efforts given during the development and delivery stages and, including the Turkish Armed Forces, accepted worldwide with a high reference customer delivery advantage were used in particular in export activities said Dörtkaşlı.
ATAK to take off at the Farnborough International Air Show
TAI will again exhibit ATAK and ANKA at the Farnborough International Air Show to take place between 14 and 20 July at the U.K. said Dörtkaşlı and that Hürkuş would not take place at the fair due to test flights but a mock-up would we exhibited throughout the fair. In addition, Dörtkaşlı stated that they would have an important surprise at Farnborough and said: “We have largely completed the preparations for the ATAK helicopter to undertake demo flights at Farnborough. Most likely we will follow ATAK at the fair with our heads held up high.”
The live mock-up of the armed version of the Hürkuş Training Aircraft was displayed at the TAI stand, the ANKA UAV and the T129 ATAK Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopter was statically displayed at the ILA Plaza. Additionally, TAI, aside from its indigenous products, also displayed satellite design and assembly, integration and test infrastructure of aerospace systems and put to the forefront its civilian passenger aircraft design and production capabilities.
The TAI stand was visited by many military and civilian authorities including the Ministry of Transportation Lütfi Elvan and German Defence Minister Ursula Von Der Leyen.
