Yes,200 KAAN 4,5 gen and 100 KAAN 5th gen should be possible no?
Until the engine is ready for production(2030?),all KAAN's will be 4,5 gen,so why the need for other 4+ gen's?
Prior to our expulsion from F35 program, the idea was to have around 100 F35s in place of F4s, and the TFX were to replace the 240 or so aging F16 jets. Thus giving Turkish armed forces over 350 combatant jets.
Irrespective of the timescales given, the total combatant count for the Turkish Airforce seems to be assessed such that it should consist of 350 to 400 modern jets to be able to be a deterrent and deal with the potential threat levels around us. This is a fine calculation that needs to take in to account the financial constraints as well as threat levels, finding an acceptable balance.
Without the indigenous engine the KAAN is going to be a
fairly stealthy 4+ (4.5 or 4+) generation fighter jet. Here I am taking the definition of 4++ plane being totally stealthy but a notch below 5th generation planes.
In other words assuming that 4.5/4+ generation has limited stealth.
Then again, with all the high tech we have put in to this plane the initial batch can be 4++ generation. We will know when it is ready.
The KAAN, could not be ready in numbers before 2030. Worst case this may even be extended to 2035. That would leave Turkish airforce exposed and at a disadvantage. If we can make up the numbers with KAAN 4+ generation planes, that is great. If not, then we would need 2 to 3 squadrons of 4+ generation aircrafts to bridge the missing numbers.
Consequently, we should in the end have 100-150 Stealth KAANs and around 250 4+ generation fighter jets, be it KAAN or F16 Özgür/V70 or Typhoons.
It would be most advantageous to have the Typhoons with their ECRS MK2 Aesa radars as they would be the best in their class and give us a lot of insider knowledge about it.