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Jet Drone ALAZ attracted great attention at the Take Off Summit TUSAŞ booth!

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Jet Drone ALAZ attracted great attention at the Take Off Summit TUSAŞ booth!


In the Hangar Campus Innovation Program organized by the Turkish Aerospace Industry (TUSAŞ), the UAV Project Jet Drone (ALAZ), whose engineering and structural body design was developed at IGU TTO, was exhibited at the TUSAŞ booth at Take Off Istanbul, a comprehensive entrepreneurship summit held at the Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar Congress and Exhibition Palace. The TUSAŞ booth was flooded by visitors who wanted to get information about the Jet Drone and TUSAŞ Hangar Campus Program. While a short meeting was held with Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Selçuk Bayraktar, Chairman of the Board of Directors of BAYKAR and the Board of Trustees of T3 Foundation, visited the booth.


Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Technology Transfer Office (TTO) stands out with many projects and collaborations in scientific and technological fields. The electric fan motor (EDF) driven fixed-wing UAV Jet Drone (ALAZ), which has vertical take-off and horizontal flight capability developed within IGU TTO, achieved a great success as the 1st in the Hangar Campus Innovation Program organized by the Turkish Aerospace Industry (TUSAŞ), in which 38 universities participated with 93 teams. Jet Drone was presented to investors at the Take Off Summit held in Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar Congress and Exhibition Hall at the TUSAŞ booth.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of BAYKAR and the Board of Trustees of T3 Foundation Selçuk Bayraktar visited the booth

The TUSAŞ booth, where the UAV Project Jet Drone ALAZ was located, was visited by important names. A short meeting was held with Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Minister of Industry and Technology, who attended the summit. Visiting the booth, Selçuk Bayraktar, Chairman of the Board of Directors of BAYKAR and the Board of Trustees of T3 Foundation, conveyed his views on Jet Drone ALAZ and expressed his satisfaction with the works.

Important names from the Defense Industry Presidency and thy General Directorate who visited the booth were also informed about the Jet Drone Project. During the meetings, opinions about the future projections of the project were discussed. It was evaluated by ASELSAN that the support that may be needed in the battery and avionics systems of the Jet Drone could be provided.

"We will develop new prototype products"

Take Off, an international startup summit, has been bringing together entrepreneurs, mentors, venture capitalists and companies for continuous innovation and new business development activities since its first year. Important names of the entrepreneurial ecosystem took their place in Istanbul at the "Take Off Startup Summit", which took place for the 6th time this year. Jet Drone (ALAZ), one of the 2 projects presented to investors at the TUSAŞ booth, attracted great attention. Stating his views after the summit, IGU TTO Director Yahya Kemal Kıran, "Our first goal is to produce the technology demonstration of Jet Drone ALAZ. In addition, we will continue to work on other projects within IGU TTO in the coming periods and develop new prototype products. "
 
 


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