TR TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet

[Angry Turk !!!]

Military industrial complex.

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BTW, both of you have failed to notice what's the difference.

Gen classification is missing.

 

[Yasar_TR]

Military industrial complex.

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BTW, both of you have failed to notice what's the difference.

I wasn’t trying to find a difference.

 

[MADDOG]

Tulgar has been delivered and is currently undergoing testing with Turkish F-16's.

 

[IC3M@N FX]

Tulgar has been delivered and is currently undergoing testing with Turkish F-16's.

Source?

Does this refer to all F-16 models to be tested?
Or is it probably the F-16 Block 30 Özgür, as the source code is available for software modifications.

The question doesn't belong here, but why doesn't Turkey buy 40 used F-16 Block 30s from the EU & Co and have them converted to the Özgür platform, which is much cheaper than ordering 40 new Eurofighters.
The advantage would be that most of the money would remain in the country and 40 used F-16 Block 30s converted to Özgür would be significantly cheaper than 40 new Eurofighter Tranche 4.
The main money should be invested in the development and production of KAAN instead of putting money into the pockets of other countries.
You don't have to retrain the pilots, maintenance crew etc. either.
And the airplane fires either US ammunition or Turkish ammunition, and most of the money in this case stays at home.

 

[Sanchez]

Source?

Does this refer to all F-16 models to be tested?
Or is it probably the F-16 Block 30 Özgür, as the source code is available for software modifications.

The question doesn't belong here, but why doesn't Turkey buy 40 used F-16 Block 30s from the EU & Co and have them converted to the Özgür platform, which is much cheaper than ordering 40 new Eurofighters.
The advantage would be that most of the money would remain in the country and 40 used F-16 Block 30s converted to Özgür would be significantly cheaper than 40 new Eurofighter Tranche 4.
The main money should be invested in the development and production of KAAN instead of putting money into the pockets of other countries.
You don't have to retrain the pilots, maintenance crew etc. either.
And the airplane fires either US ammunition or Turkish ammunition, and most of the money in this case stays at home.

Can’t buy used F-16s without American greenlight and a Typhoon will always be a better match for a Rafale than any F-16.

 

[IC3M@N FX]

Can’t buy used F-16s without American greenlight and a Typhoon will always be a better match for a Rafale than any F-16.

It may be that Rafaele & Eurofighter Typhoon are better than F-16 Block 70/Özgür.
But TAI KAAN is supposed to fill this gap to compete against F-35, Eurofighter Typhoon & Rafaele.

 

[MADDOG]

Source?

Does this refer to all F-16 models to be tested?
Or is it probably the F-16 Block 30 Özgür, as the source code is available for software modifications.

The question doesn't belong here, but why doesn't Turkey buy 40 used F-16 Block 30s from the EU & Co and have them converted to the Özgür platform, which is much cheaper than ordering 40 new Eurofighters.
The advantage would be that most of the money would remain in the country and 40 used F-16 Block 30s converted to Özgür would be significantly cheaper than 40 new Eurofighter Tranche 4.
The main money should be invested in the development and production of KAAN instead of putting money into the pockets of other countries.
You don't have to retrain the pilots, maintenance crew etc. either.
And the airplane fires either US ammunition or Turkish ammunition, and most of the money in this case stays at home.

A bunch of trustworthy sources, including TurDef.

 

[MADDOG]

A bunch of trustworthy sources, including TurDef.

via GDH

 

[valarmogu]

The TULGAR Helmet Mounted Display (HMD) system being developedby ASELSAN for the KAAN fighter jet is being tested on the F-16 fighter jet.

The prototype production of TULGAR was completed by the end of 2023.

The HMD supports the pilot during missions with high-resolution color images projected onto the viewfinder. The viewfinder has a high field of view and transparency for greater situational awareness.

TULGAR ; Kaska Monte Gösterge (HMD) Sistemi F-16 Savaş Uçağı İle Test Ediliyor! - ULU Savunma

ASELSAN tarafından KAAN Savaş Uçağı için geliştirilmekte olan TULGAR Kaska Monteli Gösterge (HMD) sistemi F-16 savaş uçağında test ediliyor...

www.ulusavunma.com

 

[Samba]

When should we expect 2nd and consecutive flights? It was told that collected data should be analyzed first and it will take some time but Hurjet did not wait long.

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1780972830177345667

TAI signed a new expanded contract to initiate the Term-I, Phase-I Contract and Phase-II activities of the KAAN new generation jet engined fighter aircraft.

 

[TR_123456]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1780972830177345667

TAI signed a new expanded contract to initiate the Term-I, Phase-I Contract and Phase-II activities of the KAAN new generation jet engined fighter aircraft.

Which in plain english means?

 

[uçuyorum]

Which in plain english means?

TAI will continue making KAAN
All it means is funding continues coming and scope is becoming more defined

 

[Oublious]

Who is this Chris cappaleto? could not find the guy.

 

[Huelague]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1780972830177345667

TAI signed a new expanded contract to initiate the Term-I, Phase-I Contract and Phase-II activities of the KAAN new generation jet engined fighter aircraft.

With whom?

 

[Heartbang]

Who is this Chris cappaleto? could not find the guy.

He's referring to this marvelous piece of journalism (!)

17 mile range stand-off cruise missiles aside, he aint no expert, he was in a Stryker battalion during Iraq War and that's pretty much it.

 

[Zafer]

Is it me or second KAAN is same as the first? Where are the changes that were supposed to be tested with new prototypes?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1781530829719560418

This picture is from the first make.

 

[Mis_TR_Like]

Is it me or second KAAN is same as the first? Where are the changes that were supposed to be tested with new prototypes?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1781530829719560418

Apart from subsystems, electro-optics, etc. perhaps the nose is different?

More than likely we'll see several changes made, my bet is that the canopy design will be slightly altered. Purely from an aesthetic standpoint, I really want to see it with a coating.

 

[Afif]

Apart from subsystems, electro-optics, etc. perhaps the nose is different?

More than likely we'll see several changes made, my bet is that the canopy design will be slightly altered. Purely from an aesthetic standpoint, I really want to see it with a coating.

I think the changes could be mostly internal?

 

[Mis_TR_Like]

I think the changes could be mostly internal?

I think someone from Turkish Aerospace mentioned that it would be slightly shortened. But we'll have to wait and see.