ANKARA (CÝHAN) - The Turkish National Defense Minister, Vecdi Gönül will travel to the United Kingdom (UK) on Sunday to sign an agreement for the production of Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft engines at the TUSAS Engine Industry Inc. engineering centre.
According to the statement issued by the Turkish Ministry of National Defense, Gönül will sign an agreement in the UK which will allow for the use of the TEI engineering center for the production of the F 136 engine to be used in JSF planes and in the production of the engines of other military aircraft.
Gönül will also attend the 44th Farnborough International Aviation Fair in the UK before returning to Turkey on July 21.
The Turkish Plane Industry Inc. (TUSAS) and the General Electric Company are the major shareholders in TEI. TEI is situated on 506,000 square meters of land in Eskisehir. The factory, testing cell, offices, guesthouse, social facilities and employee housing account for over 47,000 square meters of ecclosed buildings. The Parts Manufacturing and Engine Assembly departments, and the Test Cell, contain state of the art computers and machinery.