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Turkish Aerospace Industries

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Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayi A.Ş (TUSAŞ)

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is a Turkish technology center and a major player in the global aviation, space, and defense industries. TAI designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, and provides life cycle support for integrated aerospace and space systems, ranging from fixed and rotary-wing aircraft to unmanned aerial vehicles and satellites. Key space-related activities include the development and production of communication and earth observation satellites such as the Göktürk series and TÜRKSAT 6A. The company also operates Turkey's first Space Systems Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) Center, offering services to national and international customers and partners such as the Turkish Space Agency (TUA) and Aselsan.

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History · 1 eventJan 1, 1984 · Turkish Aerospace Industries reorganized as Turkish-US F-16 joint venture (1984), later fully Turkish-owned (2005)
Ankara, Turkey
www.tusas.com.tr
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Turkish Aerospace Industries is building Turksat-6A, Turkey’s first domestically produced geostationary telecommunications satellite.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 23, 2019Argentina, Turkey wade into tough GEO manufacturing market with joint venture

Turkish Aerospace Industries built most of the Turkish government’s optical imaging satellite Gokturk-2.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Sep 23, 2019Argentina, Turkey wade into tough GEO manufacturing market with joint venture

Turkish Aerospace Industries helped build Gokturk-1 with Thales Alenia Space.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Sep 23, 2019Argentina, Turkey wade into tough GEO manufacturing market with joint venture

GSATCOM Space Technologies will create a new line of small, all-electric geostationary communication satellites to increase INVAP’s and Turkish Aerospace’s presence in the international market.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 3.7May 15, 2019Singtel profits dip • Argentine, Turkish companies form small GEO builder • KVH sells Videotel business for $90 million
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