TAI TFX
| Turkish Fighter Experimental | |
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| File: Maquette TF-X Le Bourget 2019.jpg | |
| Type: | 5th generation fighter aircraft |
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planned for 2023 |
TFX , stands for Turkish Fighter Experimental and describes an armaments project for a twin-engine combat aircraft of the 5th generation, which is to be developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries ( TAI ) for the Turkish Air Force over the next few years . It is the first domestic jet aircraft development in Turkey .
history
Turkey's decision to develop its own fighter jet was made in December 2010. The order for a feasibility study and the development of a basic concept for the development of a domestic Turkish training and fighter jet was awarded to TAI by the Turkish Ministry of Defense in August 2011. In November 2011 it was announced that a 40-person planning group had carried out a feasibility study in collaboration with Saab . The aircraft should be delivered by 2023. In January 2017 it was announced that TAI and BAE Systems (British Aerospace Electronic Systems) had reached an agreement whereby BAE Systems would participate in the development of the prototype as a foreign partner. The prototype is scheduled to complete its first flight in 2023 and series production will start between 2025 and 2030. US $ 150 million has been pledged to develop the prototype.
technology
Engine
In January 2015 it was announced that Aselsan and Eurojet Turbo had signed a letter of intent according to which the engine would be based on the Eurojet EJ200 , the engine of the Eurofighter .
In May 2017, Turkey and the United Kingdom signed a contract for the joint development of a new engine. The Rolls-Royce Group and the Kale Group have come together in a joint venture under the TAI banner. Competitors such as B. Eurojet and General Electric are still available as options. At the end of October it was announced that General Electric had won the tender. You can choose from the General Electric F110-GE-129 or F110-GE-132 turbines .
Web links
- Tim Robinson: Turkey's TF-X fighter throws a lifeline to UK military aerospace. In: aerosociety.com. February 2, 2017 (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Emre Soncan: Turkey ready to produce first national fighter jet. In: todayszaman.com. June 15, 2011, archived from the original on December 8, 2012 ; accessed on February 10, 2012 .
- ↑ TAI press release: The Agreement for “Jet Trainer and Fighter Aircraft Conceptual Design Project” is signed. In: tai.com. August 23, 2011, archived from the original on January 23, 2012 ; accessed on February 11, 2012 .
- ↑ Jane's Information Group : Turkey advances TFX fighter project, orders new rifles, more F-35s, CH-47s ( January 9, 2015 memento in the Internet Archive ), accessed January 9, 2015
- ↑ BAE Systems signs Heads of Agreement for a future contract with Turkish Aerospace Industries for TF-X Program. Accessed December 10, 2017 .
- ↑ Jane's Information Group: Aselsan, Eurojet sign MoU ( Memento of July 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (English), accessed on January 25, 2015
- ↑ TAI TF-X (FX) Experimental Fifth Generation Fighter Concept . ( militaryfactory.com [accessed December 10, 2017]).
- ↑ Burak Ege Bekdil: General Electric beats Rolls-Royce to power Turkey's indigenous fighter jet . In: Defense News . October 31, 2018 ( defensenews.com [accessed November 1, 2018]).