Sikorsky has signed agreements with the Turkey for license manufacture of 109 T-70 helicopters-Turkish variants of Sikorsky’s S-70i™ Black ...
Sikorsky has signed agreements with the Turkey for license manufacture of 109 T-70 helicopters-Turkish variants of Sikorsky’s S-70i™ Black Hawk helicopter to renew its fleets, and to assemble 109 S-70i™ helicopters for Sikorsky.
Under the program, known as the Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP), Sikorsky has signed agreements with the Turkish Under secretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) and two Turkish defense contractors, Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) and Aselsan A.Ş. TAI is the prime contractor for T-70 licensed production and assembly in Turkey. The aircraft will be assembled in Turkey by TAI and will include components supplied by Sikorsky and other American and Turkish companies.
T-70 will feature indigenously developed Aselsan Avionics Suite and the T700-TEI-701 turboshaft engines manufactured under license.
Under the agreement Sikorsky will transfer certain manufacturing technology to Turkish industry. The program has the potential to produce up to a total of 600 aircraft, including both T-70 units for Turkish indigenous use and S-70i™ aircraft for export over the next 30 years.
Turkey’s Defence Industry Executive Committee has reported a total program value of $3.5 billion, inclusive of the work to be performed by Sikorsky, TAI and other TUHP suppliers.
The Sikorsky S-70 is a medium transport/utility helicopter family developed for the U.S. Army in 1970s. It is widely used by US Army in various roles including air cavalry, electronic warfare, and aeromedical evacuation.
