designed and manufactured by TUSAŞ Engine Industries (TEI), the first domestically produced T700-TEI-701D engine, which will power the domestic Black Hawk helicopter, was delivered to Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). The delivery took place at the TEI premises in the central Anatolian province of Eskişehir yesterday at a ground-laying ceremony for TR Engine, a new research and development center for turboshaft engines. Defense Industries President İsmail Demir, in his address at the ceremony, expressed that the companies investing in Turkey and partnering up with Turkish firms will reap their rewards. With regards to the engine design, Demir said that Turkey has taken concrete steps. He also noted that the activities on engine development for the domestic helicopter and the T129 ATAK Tactical Reconnaissance and Attack Helicopter are underway.
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