[quote][b][url=/v3/forum/europe-14/topic/t%C3%BCrk-hava-kuvvetleri-turquie-108/?post=127812#post-127812]ouakamois[/url] a dit le 13/05/2017 à 10:33 :[/b]

[b]Source : forum.keypublishing.com[/b]
The Turkish government has signed a letter of intent to purchase up to [b]24 Hurkus light attack aircraft[/b] from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).
Officials from TAI and Turkey’s Undersecretariat of Defense Industries (SSM) inked the agreement at the IDEF defense show here on May 11. [b]SSM plans to purchase 12 Hurkus-Cs for use by the Turkish Land Forces, with options to purchase an additional 12.[/b]
Negotiations are underway to finalize a contract in the coming months, with industry officials telling Aviation Week the program will likely take up to three years to complete.
[b]The order follows the successful test firing of a Roketsan Laser-Umtas (L-Umtas)/Mizrak laser-guided missile from the modified prototype Hurkus-A on April 7 on a test range near Konya.[/b]
The Hurkus-C will be developed from the Hurkus-B advanced training aircraft, which is currently being developed by TAI. It will be equipped with three hard points underneath each wing and an electro-optical camera system under the fuselage.
TAI needs to complete development of the Hurkus-C with additional weapons testing and integrate the weapons systems with the Aselsan avionics suite being developed for the Hurkus-B. 
The company also is expecting to support some training for Turkish Army pilots, as the only fixed-wing aircraft currently in service with Turkish Army Aviation are Cessna 172s and Beechcraft King Air turboprop support aircraft. Officials also will have to select a self-defense system and electro-optical camera for the in-service fleet.
Meanwhile, the seventh and eighth Hurkus-B aircraft have entered production at TAI’s facility in Ankara. 
The first aircraft is due to be powered up in July and should make its first flight by late 2017.
[b]The Turkish Air Force has ordered 15 Hurkus-Bs for advanced training and has options to purchase up to 40 more[/b].
TAI is planning to send one of the prototype Hurkus aircraft to the Paris Air Show next month, where it should appear in the flying display.[/quote]