Turkish Aircraft Industries Inc. (TAI) was established on June 28, 1973, within the Ministry of Industry and Technology in order to reduce Turkey’s external dependency in the defense industry. With the decision to use F-16 aircraft to meet the Turkish Air Force’s fighter jet needs; TAI Aviation and Space Industries Inc. (TAI) was established by TAI in 1984 as a Turkish-USA joint investment company for 25 years in order to manufacture the F-16 aircraft, integrate the systems on the aircraft, and conduct flight tests and deliver them to our Air Force. Before the 25-year process was completed, the foreign shares of TAI were purchased by Turkish shareholders in 2005 and the company was restructured. Within this scope, TAI and TAI merged and expanded its activities under the roof of TAI – Turkish Aviation and Space Industries Inc., and became Turkey’s technology center in the development, modernization, production, system integration and life cycle support processes of aviation and space industry systems. TUSAŞ, which is among the top 100 global players in the aviation and space industry, is organized under six strategic business centers, depending on the project subjects; • Structural Group, • Aircraft Group, • Helicopter Group, • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Systems Group, • Space Systems Group, • National Combat Aircraft (MMU) Group. In addition, integrated logistics support service is provided for all products designed/manufactured by TUSAŞ.