Turkish fifth generation fighter jet Kaan made its first flight. TV channel reported this TRT.
Reporters noted that the flight was successful. Kaan was initially planned to be tested at the end of December 2023, but the flight was postponed due to a series of ground tests.
Kaan fighter jet has been produced in Turkey since 2017 within the scope of the National Combat Aircraft program. According to preliminary calculations, mass production will start in 2028. Officials also stated that Kaan will surpass the American F-35 in terms of tactical and technical characteristics and can replace the F-16 fighter jets in service with the republic’s air forces.
Later, Ukrainian Ambassador to Ankara Vasily Bodnar said that Kiev would purchase Kaan warplanes from Turkey, which can compete with the new generation American warplanes F-35 and F-22. In the Russian Federation Council I suspected Feasibility of these plans. Senator Grigory Karasin also emphasized that Russia would “react negatively” to such developments if this were true.
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