TR Air-Force TF-X KAAN Fighter Jet

[Sanchez]

The first of the next two prototypes of Turkey’s Kaan indigenous combat aircraft has moved into the system integration phase ahead of plans to fly in spring 2026...

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) officials said the two prototypes are in an advanced state of structural assembly and work is underway on system integration in the company’s Kaan final assembly line here in Ankara. A ground test vehicle also is in production....

The Turkish Air Force wants the 34-metric-ton fighter to replace its large fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s in the coming years, with the first batch of around 20 aircraft reaching Turkish Air Force service in 2029. These Blk. 10 aircraft will have a limited operational envelope that will be expanded as testing progresses. TAI’s Ankara factory will be able to output eight aircraft per year, but officials are now mulling the scale of the facilities that will be required to achieve full-rate production.

Turkish Aerospace's Kaan Prototype Moves Into System Integration Phase | Aviation Week

The first of the next two prototypes of Turkey’s TAI Kaan combat aircraft has moved into the system integration phase ahead of plans to fly in spring 2026.

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[KhanOfEurasia]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1966072766907691455

Consider the news from the French military news website:

"The biggest threat to the French Rafale comes from the KAAN, the 5th-generation Turkish fighter jet being developed across the Mediterranean.

The KAAN is a Turkish stealth (future) fighter jet poised to challenge the Rafale.

A 3.3-ton fuselage awaits its cockpit in hangars in Ankara. With the KAAN program, Turkey is paving the way for a 5th-generation fighter jet. This new-generation aircraft could be a much more genuine rival for the French Rafale than the now-unattainable F-35."

Yes, Mr. Selim, we invite you to the stage.
@kuneralpS

Source: forum-militaire.fr/le-plus-grand-…

 

[mTT]

TUSAŞ General Manager Mehmet Demiroğlu:

We will see KAAN's first prototype in the skies at the end of April.

April is the month we have set as our target.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1968336460852904035

 

[Huelague]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1968336460852904035

The first prototype?

 

[mTT]

The first prototype?

The KAAN that carried out the flight was the P0 prototype.

The prototype that was not supposed to fly flew twice.

 

[Boz]

Ladies & gentlemen ​

 

[2033]

 

[NEKO]

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Side weapon bay?

 

[Iskander]

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It appears the decision was made to leave KAAN's nose as it was at birth. At such a young age, it's too early for plastic surgery

 

[Huelague]

Ladies & gentlemen ​

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Ladies und Gentlemans, what?

 

[Rooxbar]

Ladies und Gentlemans, what?

The new prototype is in the back.

 

[cr33pt3d]

the nose does not look the same to me ! seems wider, smaller from the P0. could be image distortion

 

[Oublious]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1972029334543339939

 

[Deliorman]

Congrats on Altay 2.0. So the US Congress stopped the export of engines for Kaan… but Erdo still gave 100$ billion for overpriced American gas and junk Boeing planes. All Turkey won is for Erdo to sit next to Trump for two hours in front of the cameras.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1972029334543339939

 

[hugh]

The engine embargo was to be expected. The chances of us getting them were always slim. Now that it's certain, it puts first operational units of KAAN to 7 years away, to 2032, at earliest. So it'll be a long, painful road.

In the mean time, our main focus should be getting TF6k/10k off the ground as soon as possible. We'll have to make do with KIZILELMA and ANKA 3, in addition to ÖZGÜR-2 upgrade. We'll need to be creative and find ways to counter the qualitative edge of Greek and Israeli air forces. We'll have no shortage of the advanced sensors in our toolbox. We'll just somehow have to invent a new CONOPS and find an edge against our well-supplied foes.

Having said that, why the fuck are we buying american gas and planes? why are we eating so much shit even when we're getting nothing in return?

 

[IC3M@N FX]

Don't waste any more energy on countries like that. Get the WS 10 C or D engine directly from Pakistan over China. It is almost nearly identical to the CFM56/F-101 Family -> F-110 engine in terms of size, weight, diameter and LBF, it also has FADEC. It's just a transitional engine anyway.

 

[Pokemonte13]

The engine embargo was to be expected. The chances of us getting them were always slim. Now that it's certain, it puts first operational units of KAAN to 7 years away, to 2032, at earliest. So it'll be a long, painful road.

In the mean time, our main focus should be getting TF6k/10k off the ground as soon as possible. We'll have to make do with KIZILELMA and ANKA 3, in addition to ÖZGÜR-2 upgrade. We'll need to be creative and find ways to counter the qualitative edge of Greek and Israeli air forces. We'll have no shortage of the advanced sensors in our toolbox. We'll just somehow have to invent a new CONOPS and find an edge against our well-supplied foes.

Having said that, why the fuck are we buying american gas and planes? why are we eating so much shit even when we're getting nothing in return?

The Boeing planes were planned but what’s the point of buying gas if you get nothing in return

 

[Huelague]

The new prototype is in the back.

Two more prototypes are being built right now.

 

[Huelague]

About engine issue, remember, the reason why we are st were awe are in Defence industry, is because of embargoes.

 

[hugh]

The Boeing planes were planned but what’s the point of buying gas if you get nothing in return

how can we order their planes, knowing they don't even bat an eye for crippling our defense industry. don't order them and incur some future revenue losses for THY. big deal! but if you're still buying their stuff, they know they can treat you like shit and will never suffer any consequences. we paid billions for F35 and got nothing. paid bilions for F16s and got nothing. years of nothing but humiliation but we're still desiring to sit on their laps. when did we get so submissive and lost all our pride?