TAI



	Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI):

	At the beginning of the 1980´s the Turkish Air Force looked for a successor for the outdated F-104 Starfighter. When the General Dynamics F-16C/D Fighting Falcon was chosen as the future fighter-bomber aircraft in 1983, it was decided that the aircraft should be manufactured under license in Turkey. As a result, TAI was founded on 15.05.1984, which has 51% Turkish and 49% American shareholders. The production plants were built on a surface of 100.000 m² at Akinci near Ankara. With over 2000 employees, TAI is still active in the aircraft production even after the end of the F-16 program. TAI has also built 34 F-16C and 12 F-16D a/c for the Egyptian Air Force under the Peace Vector IV program. The airplanes were produced during the period November 1993-May 1995 and are based at present in the area of Cairo.

Manufacturer	Licenser	Type	Date	Quantity	Remarks
TAI	Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems - USA	F-16C Fighting Falcon	1987-1999	228	Licensed Manufacture, 34 a/c to Egypt
TAI	Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems - USA	F-16D Fighting Falcon	1987-1999	50	Licensed Manufacture, 12 a/c to Egypt
TAI	Agusta SpA. - I	Siai Marchetti SF-260D	1990-1994	34	Licensed Manufacture
TAI	Aircraft Technology Industries -INT	Airtech CN-235-100M	1992-2003	59	Licensed Manufacture
TAI	TAI-Design - TR	TAI IHA-X1 Sahit	1992	2	UAV, project has been abandoned
TAI	TAI-Design - TR	TAI S-38 Turna	1995-?	15	Target drone
TAI	TAI-Design - TR	TAI Keklik	1995-?	2	Target drone
TAI	TAI-Design - TR	TAI HD-19 Hava Dolmusu	1994-1997	-	Twin-turboprop multirole transport a/c, project has been abandoned
TAI	Sadler Aircraft Corporation - USA	TAI TG-X1 Yarasa	1997	1	Light combat and surveillance a/c, ex A-22 Piranha, project has been abandoned
TAI	TAI-Design - TR	TAI-ZIU	1998	1	Single-seat agricultural and firefighting a/c
TAI	TAI-Design - TR	TAI S-2E	1998	1	Conversion for use as fire-fighting a/c
TAI	Eurocopter – INT	Eurocopter AS 532UL Cougar Mk.I	1999-2003	28	Licensed Manufacture
TAI	Airbus Military Company - INT	Airbus A400M	? - ?	10	Participation
TAI	Forth Worth Operations - USA	Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II	? - ?	?	Participation
TAI	AgustaWestland - INT	AgustaWestland T129 Mangusta	2012 - ?	60	Licensed Manufacture
TAI	TAI-Design - TR	TAI IHA-X2 Pelikan	2003	1 ?	UAV project
TAI	Aircraft Technology Industries -INT	Airtech CN-235-100M	2005 - ?	9	Meltem II project for the Turkish Navy and Turkish Coast Guard
TAI	ATR- INT	ATR72-500	2008 - ?	10	Meltem III project for the Turkish Navy
TAI	TAI-Design - TR	TAI Hürkus	2006 - ?	?	Single-engined basic trainer to replace the SF-260D fleet. First flight is targeted for 2102.
TAI	Boeing Company - USA	B-737-700 AEW&C	2004 - ?	3	Turkish Air Force has ordered four (+ two on option) B-737-700 AEW&Cs. Three of the a/c are modified by TAI.
TAI/2.HIBM	TAI-Design - TR	Lockheed C-130B/E Hercules	2008 - ?	13+6	Avionics Modernization (Erciyes) Program for 13 C-130s (seven C-130E and six C-130B). The first two modernized by TAI, 11 by 2.HIBM. In 2011 six C-130Es bought from Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) stocks for the Turkish Air Force. The ex RSAF a/c will be modernized by TAI.
TAI	TAI-Design - TR	TAI IHA Anka	2005 - ?	13	The TAI Anka (Phoenix) is a family of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles developed by TAI for the Turkish Air Force. The Anka-A is a surveillance version, while Anka-B will be an armed version. Three prototypes and 10 Systems (30 Anka-A) are ordered.
TAI	Korean Aerospace Industries - Korea	KAI KT-1T Wong Bee	2007-2012	35	Licensed Manufacture to replace the T-37B/C fleet. Turkish Air Force has ordered 40 (+ 15 on option) KT-1Ts. The first five built by KAI, 35 by TAI.
TAI/1.HIBM	TAI/1.HIBM-Design - TR	Northrop T-38A Talon	2007-2013	55	Modernization to T-38M Ari (Bee), the first five by TAI, 50 by 1.HIBM
TAI	TAI-Design - TR	TAI IHA Sivrisinek	2010 - ?	1	The TAI Sivrisinek (Mosquito) is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle developed by TAI for the Turkish Armed Forces. The armed surveillance UAV made its first flight om 24.12.2010 at Akinci.

Lockheed Martin F-16D Fighting Falcon (c/n 86-0193) seen here at the Berlin ILA 2000 - Exhibition.

TAI - Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon (c/n 87-0020 / 391) seen here at the Paris Aero Salon in 1989.

TAI – Agusta SF-260D (c/n 2-809)
seen here at the Ankara IDEF 2003 - Exhibition.

TAI - Airtech CN-235-100M
seen here at the Istanbul AIREX 2000 – Exhibition.

Prototyp of the TAI-ZIU
seen here at the Ankara IDEF 1999 - Exhibition.

Prototyp of the TAI-modified Grumman S-2E (c/n 149850 / TCB-850) seen here at the Ankara IDEF 1999 - Exhibition.

The two UAV´s IHA–X1 Sahit
seen here at the Ankara IDEF 1995 - Exhibition.

Eurocopter AS 532 AL Cougar Mk.I (c/n 2001-2517) seen here at the Izmir TIAD 2001 - Exhibition.

Artist´s impression of the
TAI HD-19 Hava Dolmusu passenger and cargo a/c.

The target drone TAI S-38 Turna
seen here at the Ankara IDEF 1999 - Exhibition.

The model of the Airbus A400M shown here
at the Paris Aero Salon in 2003.

TAI TG-X1 Yarasa taking-off from Akinci.

The model of the F-35 Lightning II shown here
at the Paris Aero Salon in 2005.

The IHA–X2 Pelikan UAV
seen here at the Ankara IDEF 2003 - Exhibition.

The AgustaWestland A129 Mangusta attack helicopter shown here at the Paris Aero Salon in 2003.

Artist´s impression of the
TAI Hürkus basic trainer.

Boeing B-737-700 AEW&C

TAI IHA Anka-A

The first TAI made KT-1T Wong Bee

Northrop T-38A Talon (c/n 63-8121)
seen here at the Izmir TIAD 2001 - Exhibition.

The model of the ATR72-500 shown here
at the Paris Aero Salon in 2005.

Lockheed C-130B Hercules (c/n 59-1527).


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