Projects
TAI, which had a single program (the co-production of the F-16 Fighting Falcon) at its establishment phase, is working on over 50 military and commercial programs today. As a partner of the Airbus Defence and Space, TAI has been participating in the design and development activities of the Airbus A400M program with the leading European aerospace companies; namely Airbus (France, Germany, Spain and UK), EADS CASA (Spain) and FLABEL (Belgium) from the beginning of the project. TAI has accepted the production of A350XWB's winglets with the new cooperation.
TAI's experience includes the licensed production of General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon jets, CASA/IPTN CN-235 light transport/maritime patrol/surveillance aircraft, SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 trainers, Cougar AS-532 search and rescue (SAR), combat search and rescue (CSAR) and utility helicopters as well as the design and development of Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), target drones and agricultural aircraft.
TAI manufactures Section 18 fuselage panels for Airbus 319/320/321 aircraft, wing tips and flight deck panels for Boeing 737 aircraft,< rear doors and engine cowlings for Eurocopter EC135 helicopters, MD 902 fuselage for MD Helicopters, horizontal stabilizers, tail rotor pylons and tail booms for Sikorsky S-70A and MH-60 helicopters, horizontal stabilizers for Sikorsky S-76 helicopters and AB139 fuselages for Agusta.< Furthermore, TAI manufactures nose landing gear doors for the Boeing 747, dorsal fin for 777 and parts/subassembly parts for 737/767/777. It also manufactures seven components of the Eurocopter AS 532 helicopter.
TAI is engaged in manufacturing aerostructures for fixed and rotary wing, military and commercial aircraft for worldwide customers. TAI is in various partnership arrangements with AgustaWestland, Airbus, Alenia Aermacchi, Boeing, IAI, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, MD Helicopters, Sikorsky, Indonesian Aerospace and numerous other companies in aerospace sector.
TAI's core business also includes modernization, modification and systems integration programs and after sales support of both fixed and rotary wing military and commercial aircraft that are in the inventory of Turkey and its allies.
National Products Projects
Since the 2010s, TAI has focused on developing domestic products. Priority was given to unmanned aerial systems. In 2010, the unmanned aerial vehicle Anka was produced and its first flight was made. In 2013, the turboprop training aircraft Hürkuş was produced and its first flight was made. In 2018, the T625 Gökbey utility helicopter was produced and its first flight was made. In 2019, the first flight of the twin-engine Aksungur, an advanced version of Anka, took place. In 2023, TAI realized two major projects. Hürjet, the first Turkish jet trainer fighter aircraft, and the Anka-3, a jet-powered stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle, made their first flights in 2023. In 2024, TAI's fifth-generation stealth fighter aircraft project, Kaan, made its first flight.
TAI, as a major partner, has initiated numerous domestic engine projects through Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI), the engine company it established in collaboration with GE Aerospace. The company has produced the PD170 engine for unmanned aerial vehicles, the TS1400 engine for helicopters, and the TF6000 engine for jet aircraft. In 2025, the
