Turkish Aerospace Industries T70

Turkish variant of the S-70i Black Hawk under the TUHP, Turkish Utility Helicopter Program. Sikorsky will deliver the first 5 kits for assembly by TAI in 2018. The first Turkish-built T70 is scheduled for delivery in 2021.

109 ordered (plus 191 options) to be used by Turkish Land Forces (Army), Air Force, Gendarme, Special Forces, National Police and the Directorate General of Forestry.

Prototype built by PZL Mielec in Poland unveiled June 22, 2016

T70 News

Sikorsky Transfers S-70i as Turkish T70 Test Bed

02-Mar-17 - The Polish S-70i will become the engineering test bed for an avionics suite in co-development by Aselsan and Sikorsky for the Turkish-built T70 utility helicopter (TUHP)

PZL Mielec Completes Turkish T70 Prototype

23-Jun-16 - Sikorsky accepted TUHP Black Hawk prototype helicopter built by Poland’s PZL Mielec. TAI will produce 109 (+ 191 options) T70 in Turkey

Sikorsky and Turkish Industry Launch T70

16-Jun-16 - Approved export licenses enable production start of Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP) of 109 T70 Black Hawks

Turkey Signs $3.5 billion Deal for 109 Black Hawks

07-Jun-16 - TAI and the TUHP team to manufacture 109 T70 (S-70i Black Hawk) over the next 10 years for Turkish Land Forces, Air Force, Gendarme, Special Forces, National Police and Directorate of Forestry

Turkey TAI to assembly 109 T-70 Black Hawks

04-Mar-14 - STRATFORD, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., has signed agreements with the Turkish government and key Turkish aerospace contractors that license Turkey’s aerospace industry to manufacture 109 T-70 helicopters (Turkish variants of Sikorsky’s S-70i International Black Hawk helicopter) for operation by the Turkish Government, and to assemble 109 S-70i helicopters for Sikorsky.

List of Operators of T70

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