Once Turkey starts to mass-produce its own turboshaft helicopter engines, it will avert annual hi-tech imports worth $60 million, a senior official in the country said on Saturday. Watch the moment the engine was unveiled and tested live on air with the participation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.'Today, we're witnessing a historic day for our defense industry,' said Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank, speaking at the opening ceremonies of a turboshaft engine delivery facility and a design center of TUSAS Engine Industries (TEI) in the central province of Eskisehir.The engines are to be used in Turkey's first indigenous multirole helicopter, the T625 Gokbey -- a new generation, twin-engine, six-ton class chopper developed in response to growing market demand.
