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TURKISH

AEROSPACE

CONFIDENT OF

HURJET DEALS

IN SE ASIA

Turkish Aerospace is aggressively market- Acrobatic Team Aircraft of the TuAF,” he Considering the multirole aircraft market,
ing its advanced jet trainer and light attack said. Though originally designed as a jet Turkish Aerospace has started the Hurjet
aircraft Hurjet in the South East Asia. trainer, the single-engine, tandem-seat jet programme with the intention of targeting
will also be equipped with modern avionics the potential in the market with its “cost
On April 25 Hurjet completed its inaugural and high-performance components to con- effective design and production of trainer/
test flight, achieving an altitude of 14000 duct combat missions. light aircraft/system.”
feet and a speed of 250 knots during the
test, while remaining airborne for 26 min- Designed with the goal of 5th-generation The company hopes to start serial produc-
utes, an official of Turkish Aerospace, the training aircraft, Hurjet will be equipped tion of the aircraft in 2025, “based on the
makers of the aircraft, said. with an advanced mission computer in success of the performance of the initial
its modern cockpit. The aircraft will be units.”
The single engine aircraft with tandem-seat equipped with state of the art Human
and modern avionics will fulfil a critical Machine Interface (HMI) with minimum
role in modern pilot training through its conversion time to F-35 and Turkish Fighter. TA had offered the Hurjet to Royal Malaysian

superior performance characteristics, the Air Force’s (RMAF) for its requirement of 18
official said. The combat variant provides The aircraft will be supplied with supe- light combat aircraft (LCA).
a battlefield force multiplier through a wide rior radar and sensitive attack systems,
range of mission capabilities and an exten- and with air and ground communication Turkey is still pursuing the sale of the jet
sive payload, he added. capabilities, it will reduce threats and risks. trainer in the region with the possibility of
Hurjet will be 44.6-feet-long with a wing- local production. “ We expect the aircraft
“Hurjet aims to replace ageing T-38s as span of 31 feet and a payload capacity of to get customers in this region,” the official
Advanced Jet Trainers (AJT) and F-5s as 2,721 kilograms. said.

Malaysia Facility

Recently, Turkish Aerospace built its first
engineering and design office in Malaysia’s
Putrajaya city, the first in Southeast Asia,
as part of its efforts to collaborate on var-
ious platforms including unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAVs) and to further solidify its
presence in Malaysia.

“The new facility initially has provision for
20 engineers, who will be imparted training
in designing. We are ready to collaborate on
a range of projects, including UAVs, jet train-
ers, helicopter projects, and global aviation
ecosystem modernisation programmes,”
he added. The company, he said, is also
open to technology transfer as well as local
production of components and spare parts.

“Whether we win the contract or not,
some of the Hürjet electronics will be built
in Malaysia as we would still need those
equipment,” the official added.

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