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Turkey Confirms Preliminary Talks with Spain on Sale of KAAN Fighter Jets: Report - Turkish Minute

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has confirmed preliminary government-to-government contacts with Spain over the possible sale of its KAAN fifth-generation fighter jet, the Spanish defense news outlet Infodefensa reported on Thursday. The talks are at an early stage and involve both technical and political channels, Infodefensa reported, citing Turkish Aerospace Chief Executive Mehmet Demiroğlu during the SAHA 2026 International Defense and Ae…

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The Turkish company claims that it has talks with the Air Army while Spain still does not decide how to relieve some of its fighters.

Spain and Italy accelerate the largest European naval project: this will be the new common warship According to InfoDefense, Spain is again at the center of the European military debate after confirmation of preliminary talks to study the possible incorporation of Turkish hunting Kaan.The operation appears at a particularly sensitive moment for the Spanish Armed Forces, forced to define the future of their combat aviation in full technological t…

Spain has a problem with its combat fighters. The F-18s in service in the different wings of the Air Army and in the Navy will age and will have to be replaced in the coming years. Faced with doubts about the European hunting project (FCAS), and having ruled out the acquisition of U.S. F-35 fighters, Spain could consider acquiring the Turkish fighter KAAN after having signed an agreement with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) to buy the light f…

Currently, the Spanish Ministry of Defense and the Spanish Armed Forces are at a crossroads, in the worst case, or in the face of a challenge, for the most optimistic. The decision of the Spanish government not to opt for the F-35 of American origin has had a full impact on the aspirations of the Navy [...] The entry SAHA 2026 – Turkey’s TFX KAAN fighter is listed as an alternative to the F-35 and the FCAS for the Spanish Armed Forces appears fi…

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Libertad Digital broke the news on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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