The first batch of GÖKBEY helicopter deliveries for the Gendarmerie have been completed.

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The first batch of GÖKBEY helicopter deliveries for the Gendarmerie have been completed.

By admin, Ocak 15, 2025



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Turkish Aerospace Industries Joint Stock Company (TAITurkey’s first original general purpose helicopter developed by ) GÖKBEY’The process was completed and deliveries started. The first produced under the contract 3 T625 GÖKBEY The General Purpose Helicopter would be delivered to the Gendarmerie General Command. With today’s delivery First batch deliveries have been completed.

The first 3 projects in GÖKBEY have been completed

Gendarmerie General CommandIn the statement made on ‘s social media account, “Our family is growing, our pride is increasing, our 3rd GÖKBEY has joined us. The process of taking delivery of our 3rd GÖKBEY, which will take its place in the inventory of the Gendarmerie General Command, has been completed. We are much stronger with our GÖKBEYs, the badge of our productive country and our pride. To the homeland and the nation. “I wish good luck to our Gendarmerie Aviation Command.” statements were included.




The first batch of GÖKBEY helicopter deliveries for the Gendarmerie have been completed.



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TAI General Manager Mehmet Demiroğlu from his social media account “We are taking firm steps forward as we move towards Turkey’s fully independent technology goal. We delivered our 3rd general purpose helicopter, T625 GÖKBEY, to the Gendarmerie General Command. We will continue to write our name in the skies in all arenas with our T625 GÖKBEY, which we produced with local and national resources.” he said.

Shaped within the scope of the Unique Helicopter Program launched on June 15, 2010, T625 GÖKBEY was built based on the knowledge, experience, and talent pool gained during the ATAK Program. In addition to structural and avionic systems, the designs and production of critical systems such as transmission, rotor and landing gear are carried out entirely using domestic resources. T625 GÖKBEY will perform VIP, cargo, air ambulance, search and rescue and offshore transportation missions.

It was announced that the anticipated number of needs for GÖKBEY, which flew for the first time in 2018, was around 150 units. TAI General Manager Dr. Mehmet Demiroğlu stated that they planned to produce at least 500 GÖKBEY helicopters. The first GÖKBEY delivery took place on October 29, and the second delivery took place in December 2024.

By 2026, 2 GÖKBEYs will be delivered to the Gendarmerie, 7 to the Land Forces, 4 to the Air Force, 3 to the General Directorate of Security, 3 to the Coast Guard, and 3 to the Ministry of Health. For orders after 2026, domestic TEI-TS1400 engine variants will be used.

T625 GÖKBEY features

  • Length (with rotors rotating): 15.87m
  • Main Rotor Diameter: 13.20 m
  • MTOW: 6050 kg
  • Standard Fuel Tank: 1020 kg
  • External Fuel Tank: 280 kg
  • Luggage Volume: 1.1 m3
  • Crew: 2
  • Passenger: 12
  • Maximum Cruising Speed: 306 km/h
  • Service Ceiling: 6069 m
  • Range: 740 km / 948 km (External fuel)
  • Airborne: 5+ Hours* (External Fuel)














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