TUSAŞ’s HÜRJET program has reached a key milestone by earning Design (DOA) and Production (POA) Organization Approvals under EASA standards — a landmark recognition of Türkiye’s national aviation capability.

The visit of Japan’s Defense Minister Gen Nakatani to Türkiye marks the start of a new phase in bilateral defense cooperation, with joint opportunities emerging in UAVs, HÜRJET, and AKSUNGUR platforms under a win-win framework.

Turkey’s defense industry is making waves across Europe. From HÜRJET and TB-2 UAVs to armored vehicles and naval platforms, Turkish firms are exporting cutting-edge, combat-proven systems to countries such as Spain, Portugal, Poland, and Germany — establishing Turkey as one of Europe’s key defense partners.

TUSAŞ CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu announced that a long-awaited development for the HÜRJET’s engine could be revealed very soon. While major programs like KAAN, ANKA-3, and GÖKBEY progress as planned, TUSAŞ aims for a record-breaking $12 billion turnover by 2034.

At the FEINDEF 2025 Defense Exhibition in Madrid, Türkiye and Spain signed an industrial cooperation agreement allowing Spanish companies to participate in the production of 24 HÜRJET aircraft — paving the way for an official export contract.

Two years have passed since Turkey’s first indigenous jet trainer, HÜRJET, took to the skies. Developed by TUSAŞ, the aircraft has achieved major milestones in its testing and qualification phases. TUSAŞ CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu marked the anniversary by highlighting HÜRJET’s growing strategic importance for Turkish aviation.

TUSAŞ announced that Turkey’s indigenous jet trainer HÜRJET has reached 1.2 Mach speed, marking a major milestone in supersonic flight. SSB President Haluk Görgün described the achievement as a new milestone in Turkey’s independent aerospace vision.

Turkey’s historic aircraft factory TOMTAŞ will contribute to HÜRJET production with a 9.5-billion-lira “super incentive” investment. The new facility in Kayseri will employ 1,000 people and manufacture major aircraft components locally.