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Under the deal, TRMotor, an engine maker, will develop an auxiliary power unit and an air turbine start system for what Turkey hopes will be critical components of an indigenous engine to power the TF-X aircraft. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TRMotor signed the deal with the prime contractor of the TF-X program, Turkish Aerospace Industries, another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/top-100\/2020\/08\/17\/turkish-industry-prospers-but-foreign-relations-are-limiting-its-potential\/\" target=_blank>state-controlled defense company<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe program aims to develop critical technologies \u2026 that will enable us [to] possess indigenous engines,\u201d said Osman Dur, general manager of TRMotor. \u201cThe [indigenous] TF-X engine is at the moment at its concept design phase.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TRMotor is completely owned by SSTEK A.S., a defense technologies company owned by Turkey\u2019s defense procurement agency, the Presidency of Defense Industries, or SSB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a milestone contract for the TF-X program,\u201d said TAI CEO Temel Kotil.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deal comes as SSB is holding talks to co-produce an engine with a consortium of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2019\/12\/12\/turkey-to-rolls-royce-lets-renegotiate-terms-for-tf-x-fighter-jet-support\/\" target=_blank>British company Rolls-Royce<\/a> and Turkish firm Kale Group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2017, Kale Group and Rolls-Royce launched a joint venture to develop aircraft engines for Turkey, initially targeting the TF-X. But the \u00a3100 million (U.S. $139 million) deal was effectively put on hold due to uncertainties over technology transfer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A year before the partnership, TAI signed a $125 million heads of agreement with BAE Systems to collaborate on the first development phase of the TF-X. Turkey originally planned to fly the TF-X in 2023, but aerospace officials put off the target date to the 2025-2026 time frame. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The TF-X program, or MMU in its Turkish acronym, has been crawling over the past years due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2020\/06\/26\/turkeys-chronic-engine-problem-is-harming-defense-projects-warn-officials\/\" target=_blank>technological failures<\/a> and know-how transfer. 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