Head of Defense Industry Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir talked about the developments in the defense industry in the “Special Under Record” program organized by Haber Global.
President of the Turkish Presidency of Defense Industry Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir was the guest of the "Special Under Record" program broadcast on Haber Global on August 10, 2022. Answering the questions of the program host Saynur Tezel about the defense industry, Demir also made statements about GÖKBEY.
Demir said, “GÖKBEY is the desired point for the defense industry to come. We have ATAK helicopters, the one we did with the Italians. That process brought us here. GÖKBEY flew at the promised time. “You guys are crazy,” another helicopter builder told us. We have gained momentum in the Defense Industry. We will take this forward with our youth. Now, 3 GÖKBEY Helicopters produced to be delivered to the Gendarmerie are on the production line.
Our engine work continues. Our first engine is the same as ATAK. There is also demand from other institutions of our state. A helicopter that can also be used in civilian areas. We will be able to use it as a combatant with different variants.” used his statements.
The 4th prototype of Gökbey helicopter started flight tests
The fourth prototype of Gökbey, the national general purpose helicopter developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries, took off for the first time. The development in question was made by TAI General Manager Prof. Dr. It was announced by Temel Kotil. Sharing the photos from the flight test, Kotil said, “I am happy to share with you the test flights of our 4th GÖKBEY, which took off for the first time. I would like to thank all my dear colleagues who work day and night. We will always continue to work for more.” he said.
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