Company Dossier
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ)
Turkey's state-linked aerospace prime — maker of the Anka MALE drone family, the KAAN fifth-generation fighter, the Hürjet jet trainer, and T129/T625 helicopters. An established incumbent, not a startup.
FILE · tusasOpen-source file · BattlePolicy ProStatus Established state-owned national aerospace prime (incorporated 1973; F-16 co-production JV formed 1984; restructured under full Turkish ownership 2005), owned by the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation and the Defence Industry Agency — a strategic incumbent, NOT a startup.Unverified
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ)
Turkey's state-linked aerospace prime — maker of the Anka MALE drone family, the KAAN fifth-generation fighter, the Hürjet jet trainer, and T129/T625 helicopters. An established incumbent, not a startup.
Founded
1973F-16 JV 1984; restructured 2005
HQ
Kahramankazan, Ankara, Turkey
Headcount
~17,000 (2024); ~20,700 by 2026EMIS
Total raised
State-ownedSSB/TSKGV
Valuation
Not disclosed
Stage
State-linked incumbent
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The rest of the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) file
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- ▸Financial footing — rounds, valuation, backers and who is exposed
- ▸Customers & contracts — live join against our Procurement Tracker
- ▸Leadership — who runs it, and the contact surface
- ▸Competitive position — who it beats, who beats it, and on what
- ▸Battlefield relevance — confirmed combat use versus company claim
- ▸Sources — every citation this file is built on
- ▸Analyst verdict — where the evidence is thin and what would change our call