Motor Sich signs agreement to supply 14 engines for Turkish combat helicopters
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) has signed an agreement with the Ukrainian aircraft engine company Motor Sich to supply 14 engines for a Turkish heavy combat helicopter. According to Defense World, the first two engines will be delivered to TUSAS in September 2022. In general, deliveries of a certain batch will be completed in 2025. "As we promised, we have completed another important and critical phase for our heavy helicopter, which will fly in 2023. We launched a project that was launched under the leadership of the President of the Defense Industry in 2019, with a new contract in 2 years. We hope that, as TAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries), we will take this ambitious step by 2023 in the 100th year of our Republic, ”said TUSA директор CEO, Professor Dr. Temel Kotil. The first flight of a Turkish heavy combat helicopter is scheduled for 2023. It will have about twice the takeoff weight of an ATTACK helicopter. Signing of an agreement between Turkish Aerospace Indu