Turkey’s fifth-generation fighter plane takes off for maiden flight
- Turkey's domestically built KAAN fighter jet completed its first flight, aiming to replace the F-16 fleet by 2030s.
- Turkish Aerospace and UK's BAE Systems collaborated on the jet's production, and Turkey is developing its own engine for KAAN.
- Turkey is considering acquiring Eurofighter Typhoons and F-16 fighters after being expelled from the F-35 program for acquiring Russian defense systems.
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Turkey’s KAAN Fifth-Generation Fighter Jet Conducts First Flight
A TAI KAAN prototype during the taxiing and ground running tests on 17 March 2023. Credit: Dimir / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons Turkey’s first fifth-generation aircraft, KAAN, completed its first flight on Wednesday, part of the country’s efforts to upgrade its air force. Turkish Aerospace Industries CEO Temel Kotil said the flight took 13 minutes and the aircraft reached an altitude of 8,000 feet. A video shared on social media showed the j…
Turkse militaire luchtvaart houden we hier graag in de gaten. Het land toonde zich in Libië, Syrië en Armenië natuurlijk al een ware drone-supermacht. Maar daar bovenop bouwt het dus 's werelds eerste vliegdekschip speciaal voor drones, specifiek ontworpen voor hun meest geavanceerde drone, de straal-aangedreven KIZILELMA. En gisteren maakte hun bemande 5th-Gen gevechtstoestel TAI TF Kaan (wiki) zijn eerste succesvolle testvlucht, zie beelden na…
Turkey's first domestically produced fighter jet, called KAAN, made its maiden flight on Wednesday as part of Ankara's efforts to modernize its military aviation, Reuters reports.
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