The Pakistan Army is likely to acquire 20 SuperCobra helicopters to reinforce its fleet of ageing Cobra attack helicopters, which are being extensively used in operations against terrorists in tribal regions.
ADS
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Pakistani army's Cobra Gunship Helicopter Crashed in the Teera Valley
Israel Aerospace Industries unveils Sky-Eye 650 UAV
Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled a new variant of its mini unmanned air vehicle, the Bird-Eye 650. The aircraft's new propulsion system is powered by fuel cells that allow for an endurance of 6h, doubling the performance of previous versions of the Bird-Eye. The new variant will also weigh less and include an advanced folding launcher."The improvements of the Bird-Eye 650 make it an even more cost-effective system," says Tommy Silberring, general manager of IAI's Malat division.........................FlightGlobal
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Major Work Ahead On Russian Fifth-Generation Fighter "PAK FA"
Russia has begun flying a stealthy fifth-generation fighter to rival the U.S. F-22, but Western analysts question whether Sukhoi can develop and deliver the aircraft by 2015 as promised.Sukhoi’s T-50, which made its 47-min. first flight on Jan. 29 from the KnAAPO facility in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, is the prototype of the PAK FA “future front-line aircraft,” the first new-generation fighter for the Russian air force since the Su-27 Flanker entered service in 1984. India plans to co-fund development and co-produce the new aircraft. The aircraft is clearly shaped for stealth, with the chined forward fuselage, planform edge alignment, internal weapons bays and small vertical tails. The T-50 shows resemblances to the F-22 Raptor, but also reflects its Su-27 heritage in the wide “centroplane” that blends the fuselage and wing.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Boeing has Delivered first 737 AEW&C Aircraft to South Korea for Modifications
JUNG SUNG-KI
Boeing Integrated Defense System (IDS) has delivered the first of four planned 737 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to South Korea for modifications ahead of a final handover to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Air Force next year, procurement and industry officials said Feb. 8.The ROK Air Force plans to create a tactical reconnaissance wing led by the 737 AEW&C aircraft by 2012.
Under a $1.6 billion contract signed in November 2006, Boeing IDS is to deliver four 737 AEW&C "Peace Eye" aircraft to South Korea by 2012. The first 737 plane flew from a Boeing facility in Seattle to a Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) facility in Sacheon, some 430 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Feb. 4, officials from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) and KAI said................DefenseNews
Iran Says Domestically-Built Stealth Drone tested : Iran Air Force (IRIAF)
Iran has successfully tested the prototype of its first domestically-built stealth drone, a senior Air Force commander said Sunday."The drone, due to its physical attributes and the material used in its body, cannot be detected by any radar," Air Force Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, the force's coordination deputy, told reporters....................PressTv
Asian Joint Venture Formed to Market, Build Israeli UAVs
By Stephen Trimble
Singapore-based Stratech Systems has announced launching a joint venture with Aeronautics Ltd to market the Israeli firm's unmanned systems in the Asia-Pacific market and develop new surveillance technologies to sell globally...........FlightGlobal
Iran to make Air-Defence Missile System Better than Russian S-300: Iran Air Force (IRIAF)
Iran boasted on Monday it is manufacturing a home-built air defence missile system which would be better than the Russian S-300, which has been ordered by Tehran but yet to be delivered by Moscow."Today, we are building all our air defence weapons by ourselves ... the only thing we wanted to import was the Russian S-300 which so far they have not delivered for some unacceptable reasons," senior airforce commander Heshmatollah Kasiri was quoted as saying by the official IRNA news agency.
"But our air defence experts and scientists found a way and in very near future we will produce an air defence system which has the capabilities of the Russian S-300 or even more."Kasiri's comments come after Iran in late November threatened to take legal action against Russia if it fails to honour a deal to supply Tehran with the S-300, an advanced air defence missile system.Russia, Tehran's sole ally among world powers, has so far not delivered the system, in a delay which Iranian officials blame on growing pressure on Moscow from Washington and Iran's arch-foe Israel.
In October, Russia's Interfax news agency reported that Iran had not yet paid for the missile system because Moscow has not given its final approval for the deal, which had set alarm bells ringing in the West.Under the contract, Russia would sell Iran five batteries of S-300PMU1 missiles for around 800 million dollars (530 million euros), Interfax reported.The S-300PMU1 -- codenamed the SA-20 Gargoyle by Nato -- is a mobile land-based system designed to shoot down aircraft and cruise missiles.Western governments fear Iran could use the system to boost defences around its nuclear sites against any Israeli or US air strike.Neither country has excluded the possibility of a military strike on Tehran's nuclear sites to prevent the Islamic republic acquiring an atomic bomb.Iran insists its nuclear enrichment programme is for peaceful purposes only.
AFP
Sunday, February 7, 2010
India Test fires its Longest Range Nuclear Capable Agni-III Ballistic Missile
Today India has successfully test-fired its longest range nuclear-capable Agni-III ballistic missile for the fourth time from the Wheeler Island off the coast of Orissa. Test of the Agni-III ballistic missile was carried out at 1050 hours today.
According to the Defence Ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar, Agni-III ballistic missile was able to hit the target with pin-point accuracy and met all the mission objectives. Two Indian navy ships located near the target tracked and witnessed the missile hitting it accurately, he said. During today's launch, the missile was fired from a mobile rail launcher, sources in Balasore said.
Indian Defence Minister, A K Antony has congratulated DRDO Chief V K Saraswat and the scientists involved in the Agni-III project on the "remarkable success" of the missile test. Defence Ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar said the launch was part of the pre-induction trial and "now the missile system will be fully inducted into the armed forces".
Agni-III ballistic missile is 17-metre long Agni-III with 2-metre diameter and a launch weight of 50 tonnes. Agni-III is a solid-propelled, two-stage missile that is designed by DRDO to carry nuclear warheads weighing up to 1.5 tonnes.Agni-III ballistic missile is India's longest-range missile, designed to reach 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles). Once operational, Agni-III will provide India with the capability to strike deep into China.
"During the course of the flight, the missile reached a peak height of 350 kms and re-entered the atmosphere successfully tolerating the skin temperatures of nearly 3000 degree Celsius," Defence Ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar said. The first trial of Agni-III was conducted on July 9, 2006 and it had ended in a failure. But the subsequent two tests on April 12, 2007 and May 7, 2008 were successful.
According to the Defence Ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar, Agni-III ballistic missile was able to hit the target with pin-point accuracy and met all the mission objectives. Two Indian navy ships located near the target tracked and witnessed the missile hitting it accurately, he said. During today's launch, the missile was fired from a mobile rail launcher, sources in Balasore said.
Indian Defence Minister, A K Antony has congratulated DRDO Chief V K Saraswat and the scientists involved in the Agni-III project on the "remarkable success" of the missile test. Defence Ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar said the launch was part of the pre-induction trial and "now the missile system will be fully inducted into the armed forces".
Agni-III ballistic missile is 17-metre long Agni-III with 2-metre diameter and a launch weight of 50 tonnes. Agni-III is a solid-propelled, two-stage missile that is designed by DRDO to carry nuclear warheads weighing up to 1.5 tonnes.Agni-III ballistic missile is India's longest-range missile, designed to reach 3,000 kilometers (1,900 miles). Once operational, Agni-III will provide India with the capability to strike deep into China.
"During the course of the flight, the missile reached a peak height of 350 kms and re-entered the atmosphere successfully tolerating the skin temperatures of nearly 3000 degree Celsius," Defence Ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar said. The first trial of Agni-III was conducted on July 9, 2006 and it had ended in a failure. But the subsequent two tests on April 12, 2007 and May 7, 2008 were successful.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Eurosam to Bid in Turkey’s $ 4.5 billion "T-LORAMIDS" Tender
The French and Italian consortium Eurosam has decided to bid in Turkey’s multibillion-dollar long-range missile tender.Murad Bayar, from the Turkish Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry (SSM), told the media early this week that Eurosam is to offer its Aster 30 for the missile tender. Turkey agreed to allow Eurosam to bid in the project after France’s intense lobbying activities convinced Ankara to soften its restrictions on French defense firms over Paris’ recognition of events that took place in 1915 under the Ottoman Empire as genocide of Armenians, a claim that Turkey denies.Turkey is holding a competitive tender instead of negotiating with a single company as a sole supplier. Thus it has extended its deadline for responses to the request for proposals for its long-range air and missile defense systems (T-LORAMIDS) acquisition project from Jan. 15 to March 1 to enable more companies to bid. The extension of the deadline for the proposals was made to allow Eurosam and a Russia-based group to prepare their bids for the $4.5 billion project.
Russia is expected to offer its advanced S 300 missile systems instead of its S 400s. Turkey had wanted Russia to bid with its S 400s, but Russia has convinced Turkey to accept an advanced version of the S 300s. In the meantime, reports that Russia has agreed to compete in the tender, after abandoning its earlier offer to conduct exclusive state-to-state negotiations with Turkey, have come following several visits by Bayar to the country.Turkey earlier extended the deadline for T-LORAMIDS proposals from Dec. 1 of last year to Jan. 15 before extending it to March 1.
Meanwhile, a source from the Ankara office of the China National Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC) denied reports that the company declined to bid in the project after seeking exclusive state-to-state negotiations. At the time of the SSM’s first deadline extension, CPMIEC was unable to bid, the same source said, adding that the Chinese company will bid in the project by the revised deadline. CPMIEC is to offer the HQ-9 (whose reported export designation is FD-2000).
A US team of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon had already submitted its proposals in December of last year. The two companies have jointly offered a combination of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) and PAC-2 low to high-altitude surface-to-air (SAM) missiles through the US Foreign Military Sales Program.
The Turkish military has put the price of its tender relating to the acquisition of T-LORAMIDS at $1 billion, covering the purchase of four batteries. However, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin have put the cost of providing 12 fire units at $4.5 billion.Turkey may sign a contract with the winner in the T-LORAMIDS project tender in the spring of next year after making a selection later this year. After the signature of the contract, delivery of the systems is required to take place within two-and-a-half years’ time.
India to Discuss Development Schedule for PAK FA, Russia’s Fifth Generation Fighter
After favouring the U.S. for its recent purchases of hi-tech military equipment, India has now turned to Russia, its old supplier, for the next generation fighter aircraft.PAK FA, Russia’s fifth generation fighter, which boasts of radar evasion characteristics, made its maiden flight only late last month.India inked an agreement with Russia for jointly developing this aircraft, but the time taken to complete the paperwork meant that 70 per cent of the plane was already developed by the Sukhoi Design Bureau. Now India has planned to enter the project mid-way. It will discuss the development schedule for the coming years and the number of aircraft it requires with Deputy Prime Minister and Russia’s India point man S.S. Sobyanin when he visits India by the middle of this month, senior government sources said.............HinduIran Opens two New Missile Production Plants
Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi opened two new missile production plants on Saturday, just three days after Iran fired a rocket carrying live animals into space, state television reported.The plants will produce a ground-to-air missile dubbed the Qaem (Rising) and a surface-to-surface missile dubbed Toofan 5 (Storm), the broadcaster said.
The Qaem is designed to target helicopters at low and medium altitudes, it added."Toofan 5 is one of the most advanced missiles. It has two warheads which can destroy tanks and other armoured vehicles," Vahidi was quoted as saying by Fars news agency.He said the Qaem was a "missile which can destroy targets in the air travelling at low speed and at low altitude, especially assault helicopters."
Iran unveiled the new plants as part of its celebrations for the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution later this month.On Wednesday, it launched a capsule carrying turtles, rats and worms aboard a Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket in its first experiment in sending living creatures into space.Iran's missile and space programmes have sparked mounting alarm in the West amid fears that a command of advanced ballistics technologies combined with the nuclear know-how acquired from its declared civilian programme may enable it to produce an atomic weapon.
Iran has also regularly boasted of having missiles that can target arch-foe Israel. In December it tested the Sejil 2 (Lethal Stone) missile, describing it as a faster version of a medium-range missile that could allow it to strike arch-foe Israel.The United States and its regional ally Israel have not ruled out a military option to stop Tehran's controversial nuclear drive.
Tehran has in the past threatened to target US bases in the region and to block the strategic Gulf Strait of Hormuz waterway for oil tankers if its nuclear sites are attacked.Iran is under three sets of UN sanctions for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment.
AFP
The Qaem is designed to target helicopters at low and medium altitudes, it added."Toofan 5 is one of the most advanced missiles. It has two warheads which can destroy tanks and other armoured vehicles," Vahidi was quoted as saying by Fars news agency.He said the Qaem was a "missile which can destroy targets in the air travelling at low speed and at low altitude, especially assault helicopters."
Iran unveiled the new plants as part of its celebrations for the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution later this month.On Wednesday, it launched a capsule carrying turtles, rats and worms aboard a Kavoshgar 3 (Explorer) rocket in its first experiment in sending living creatures into space.Iran's missile and space programmes have sparked mounting alarm in the West amid fears that a command of advanced ballistics technologies combined with the nuclear know-how acquired from its declared civilian programme may enable it to produce an atomic weapon.
Iran has also regularly boasted of having missiles that can target arch-foe Israel. In December it tested the Sejil 2 (Lethal Stone) missile, describing it as a faster version of a medium-range missile that could allow it to strike arch-foe Israel.The United States and its regional ally Israel have not ruled out a military option to stop Tehran's controversial nuclear drive.
Tehran has in the past threatened to target US bases in the region and to block the strategic Gulf Strait of Hormuz waterway for oil tankers if its nuclear sites are attacked.Iran is under three sets of UN sanctions for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment.
AFP
Friday, February 5, 2010
Peru will Take over South Korea's A-37 Dragonfly Aircraft
By Jung Sung-ki
Peru will take over South Korea's A-37 Dragonfly light attack aircraft Friday (Korean standard time) in a ceremony at an air force base near its capital of Lima, the Ministry of National Defense here said. Last year, South Korea offered eight A-37 jets to Peru for free as part of efforts to improve bilateral ties and defense cooperation. The two nations established diplomatic ties in 1963. The ceremony will be presided over by Peru's Defense Minister Rafael Rey. Kim Ju-won, head of the South Korean defense ministry's arms and resources maintenance bureau, will attend the ceremony. Kim will ask Peru to cooperate with South Korean defense companies as the South American nation is seeking to modernize its armed forces..............KoreaTimes
Russia Concerned at Romania Hosting U.S. missiles
Russia Friday said it was concerned by Romania's decision to host interceptor missiles as part of a U.S. plan to protect Europe and demanded clarification.Romania said Thursday its top defense body had approved the deployment, which Washington says is aimed at defending against current and emerging ballistic missile threats from Iran."We certainly have concerns in this regard. There is a demand for clarification," Russia's Foreign Ministry said.The Romanian deployment is part of a revamped U.S. missile defense approach taken by President Barack Obama after he scrapped a plan for a radar site and interceptor rockets in the Czech Republic and Poland...............Reuters
Singapore Aborts Flight Show After Safety Breached by T-50 Golden Eagle jet
Israel Defence Forces to Upgrade Arms in 2010
IAI Conducts Successful Firing Trial of LAHAT Missiles from Cobra Helicopter
IAI Conducts successful firing trial of two Laser Homing Attack (LAHAT) laser-guided missiles from an Israel Air Force (IAF) COBRA helicopter. The missiles were fired from the helicopter at ranges of 3.5 km and 7 km, resulting in direct impact on the targets."The LAHAT missile system was based on the company's long history of advanced laser weapon systems for air and ground forces," said Itzhak Nissan, President and CEO of IAI. "For more then 30 years, IAI's MBT Division has been the main Israeli supplier for laser guided munitions for the Israel Defense Forces, as well as for many other satisfied customers worldwide. We are very satisfied with this latest round of firing trials."..................... Defpro
Kazakhstan's Parliament Ratifies Deal on Rapid Reaction Force
Kazakhstan's parliament ratified an agreement on Thursday on establishing a post-Soviet security group's rapid reaction force.The creation of a powerful military contingent in former Soviet Central Asia by members of the Russian-dominated Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is seen as Moscow's bid to counterbalance NATO. But its formation has run into problems caused by the regional rivalries of some members.Speaking at a plenary session, the Central Asian state's defense minister, Bolat Sembinov, said the rapid reaction force is designed "to improve the security of the CSTO members against the backdrop of existing and potential threats," including terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking, natural disasters and to enhance the organization's role in ensuring international security.
The CSTO comprises Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Observer status is enjoyed by Iran, India, Mongolia and Pakistan.Five of the seven members signed the agreement in February 2009. Belarus, which initially refrained from signing the deal because of a trade dispute with Russia, joined it later last year.Uzbekistan has so far refused to join the force, saying it opposes stronger Russia's role in Central Asia. Uzbekistan is also at odds with regional neighbor Kyrgyzstan, which hosts a Russian airbase.The Collective Rapid Reaction Force held two-week military exercises in southern Kazakhstan in October 2009, with more than 7,000 personnel from Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan taking part.Russia's security strategy until 2020, recently approved by President Dmitry Medvedev, envisions the CSTO as "a key mechanism to counter regional military challenges and threats."
RIA Novosti
IAI Launches New Man Portable Surveillance System
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) ELTA Systems Ltd., a group and wholly owned subsidiary of IAI, is launching its new Man Portable Surveillance System (MAPSS). Also called the EL/I-3370, the compact, lightweight system provides Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) to tactical combat forces and law enforcement units.The MAPSS combines a ground movement detection radar with a day/night electro-optics (EO) sensor, locally or remotely operated by a single person. The radar detects movement within a range of several hundred meters, while the EO sensor identifies and locates the source of the movement. Together, they work to "close the loop", delivering the data to the soldier as quickly as possible.........Defpro
Boeing, HAVELSAN have completed installation of Mission Simulator and Mission Support Center hardware for Turkey's 737 AEW&C
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and industry supplier HAVELSAN announced today that they have completed installation of Mission Simulator and Mission Support Center hardware for Turkey's Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) program.The hardware installation was completed in October and November 2009 at the Peace Eagle Ground Support Center in Konya, Turkey. The team will next install software, then conduct an integration and checkout program.
The Mission Simulator features 10 mission consoles, instructor operator stations, and aircraft equipment rack assemblies. It will provide training for Turkish Air Force crews on a full range of AEW&C missions, reducing the monetary and environmental costs associated with training on the aircraft.The Mission Support Center hardware includes both mission planning and flight planning terminals, replay terminals, and Electronic Support Measures workstations. The center has two main functions: loading mission software onto the Peace Eagle aircraft and providing initial data analysis following a mission.
"These installations are a major step forward for the program and set the stage for formal integration of the hardware and software, as well as for developmental test and evaluation in spring 2010," said Mark Ellis, Peace Eagle program manager for Boeing. "We appreciate the significant cooperation and support we have received from the Turkish Air Force at the base in Konya. Likewise, HAVELSAN demonstrated outstanding capability, focus and enthusiasm while working with us over the past 15 months to achieve these two complex design and installation tasks."
HAVELSAN designed the subsystems, acquired the equipment and performed the two installations. Boeing is providing technical guidance and oversight to ensure total system integration according to the Turkish customer's requirements."Boeing has been an incomparable partner to us in the achievement of this major milestone," said Buyurman Baykal, Peace Eagle program manager for HAVELSAN. "HAVELSAN will continue to demonstrate excellence in the Airborne Early Warning and Control domain."
Installation of a third subsystem, the Software Support Center, is scheduled to be completed in Konya in 2010. This center will be used for software testing and upgrades. It features a live communications capability for interaction with the Peace Eagle aircraft.The Peace Eagle program includes four 737 AEW&C aircraft plus ground support segments for mission crew training, mission support and system maintenance.The Boeing 737-700 features 21st century avionics, navigation equipment and flight deck features. Because of its advanced technology and a worldwide base of suppliers, parts and support equipment, the aircraft requires minimal downtime for maintenance.
Embraer chasing large order from Asia for Super Tucanos
Embraer is in discussions with more than five countries in Asia Pacific with regards to buying the Embraer Super Tucano, which is both a trainer and light attack aircraft."This year we expect to sign something in Asia Pacific" and "we are talking to more than five countries" in the region, says Embraer executive VP defense market Orlando Neto...............Flight Global
Northrop gains export licence in radar race with Raytheon
By Stephen Trimble
Northrop Grumman has intensified the competition with Raytheon to retrofit advanced new radars on thousands of fourth-generation fighters. Northrop announced on 3 February the receipt of clearance from the US Department of State to brief multiple potential export customers on the scaleable agile beam radar (SABR), an active electronically scanned array (AESA).The export clearance, officially called the DSP-5 licence, levels the playing field with Northrop's rival, the Raytheon advanced combat radar (RACR), which received a similar clearance several months ago...............Flight Global
Kazakhstan Offers to Hold Joint Military Exercises With Turkey
By: Roman Muzalevsky
On January 20, the Turkish Ambassador to Kazakhstan, Atilla Gunay, met the Kazakh Defense Minister Adilbek Zhaksybekov in Astana as part of a series of recent meetings to foster bilateral dialogue. Centered on military cooperation, it came three months after Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Ankara to sign a strategic partnership agreement that emphasized closer military collaboration between the two countries. The meeting culminated in an offer to Turkey to hold joint military exercises for the first time as a new feature of their bilateral military cooperation. According to Zhaksybekov, Nazarbayev’s visit to Turkey provided an impetus for enhanced relations between the two states (Turkish Weekly, January 21). “We previously had such an agreement, but this time we have expanded and formalized it. It is aimed at the future,” Nazarbayev stated following the negotiations with the Turkish President Abdullah Gul in October, 2009..................The Jamestown Foundation
GE Aviation and Turkish Aerospace Industries Renew TEI Joint Venture
GE Aviation has renewed the Tusas Engine Industries, Inc. (TEI) joint venture with Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI) for another 25 years. Under this agreement, TEI will continue to provide critical parts for commercial, military and marine engines through 2035, with TAI retaining a majority ownership in the joint venture. "We are pleased to extend this valued relationship," said Jean Lydon-Rodgers, Vice President and General Manager of GE Aviation Military Systems. "Our involvement with TEI goes far beyond parts. Development of the Turkiye Technology Center in Istanbul, expansion into the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul arena, plus design and manufacturing of some of our most critical parts, underscores the growing scope of value TEI provides."
GE Aviation's long-standing relationship with TEI began in 1985 with the establishment of a facility for production of F110 engines that power F-16 aircraft for the Turkish Air Force. TEI now produces more than 560 different engine parts. Recently, TEI launched parts manufacturing efforts for the GEnx, which powers both the Boeing 747-8 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner. More than 1,000 GEnx engines are on order. TEI has also been selected to provide parts for the GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team's F136 engine for the Joint Strike Fighter program, and is the only GE supplier to produce "blisk spools," a combination of blades and disks cast into a single forging for significant weight and durability advantages. TEI is also a recipient of GE Aviation's prestigious Brian H. Rowe Research & Development award for work on the J85 Ejector System.
Since its entry into the Turkish market in 1948 as the first foreign industrial investor, GE has steadily continued its growth through investments in technology and services. Today, GE is a leading player in finance, energy, consumer & industrial products, water technologies, media and engineering fields. GE employs 500 people in Turkey, and more than 18,000 employees through its joint ventures. GE Aviation's engines power the majority of fighters, cargo aircraft, helicopters and ships in the Turkish Armed Forces inventory, including F-16s, Black Hawks and Frigates. GE Aviation and CFM International also power more than 400 civil aircraft in Turkey.
Press release issued by GE Aviation - Aircraft Engines
