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HÜRKUŞ-II receives Military Type Certificate after 153 tests
The Military Type Certificate for HÜRKUŞ-II was issued by the relevant board on September 9, 2026. A total of 1. certification disciplines were completed under the project.
The Military Type Certificate for HÜRKUŞ-II was issued on September 9, 2026, by the Certification Board comprising personnel from SSB and the Turkish Air Force Command.
Certification activities were carried out across 12 separate disciplines. During the process, 1. 790 certification requirements were verified, 950 evidence documents were technically reviewed, and a total of 153 certification tests were conducted.
Testing and verification process
As part of the verification activities for HÜRKUŞ-II, 38 laboratory tests, 71 ground tests and 44 flight tests were conducted. This completed the different verification levels defined in the certification plans.
The tests and technical evaluations enabled the relevant certification requirements for the aircraft to be examined against evidence. These activities established the comprehensive technical evidence base underpinning the Military Type Certificate.
Evaluation across 12 disciplines
The project assessed avionics, electronic hardware, electrical systems and electromagnetic environmental effects, propulsion and fuel, human factors, cabin safety, system safety, continuing airworthiness, aircraft systems, flight performance, structural areas and software through separate certification panels.
Throughout the process, 283 panel meetings and workshops were held. A total of 225 audits were conducted for subcontractors supporting the software and electronic hardware activities.
Experts from different institutions took part
The certification activities were carried out through joint work by experts serving at different institutions. The process included 7 certification experts from the SSB Department of Quality, Testing and Certification, 16 from TR Airworthiness, 5 from the Turkish Air Force Command and 12 from the Ministry of National Defense.
The contractor TUSAŞ contributed 40 Airworthiness Experts and 10 Design and Production Organization Approval Experts. This brought together expertise from the design, production, verification and technical evaluation stages within the same certification structure.
Görgün: A technical and strategic milestone
SSB President Haluk Görgün described HÜRKUŞ-II's Military Type Certificate as a technical and strategic milestone for the Turkish aviation industry.
Görgün said the certificate demonstrated Türkiye's capability to design, produce, test, verify and certify aircraft. He stated that the experience gained during the certification process was intended to be transferred to the technical evaluation and airworthiness activities of future national air platforms.
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