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    TAI TF Kaan 5th gen fighter jet

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    Post  Backman Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:18 am

    Taxi tests today. It sure looks like the little brother of the Korean KFX with a slightly different shaped nose.



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    Post  Backman Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:19 am

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    Post  sepheronx Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:38 am

    And who makes all the parts?

    My bet is it is indeed mostly Korean, Chinese and possibly European.
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    Post  George1 Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:26 am

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    Post  nomadski Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:52 am





    sepheronx wrote:And who makes all the parts?

    My bet is it is indeed mostly Korean, Chinese and possibly European.

    So as long as Turkiye does not go to war with Korea , China and Europe and all their allies in the world ......They got a low RCS plane ?


    Suspect





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    Post  GarryB Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:58 pm

    It is just its first flight, so there wont be a serial version till after 2030, but they seem to be ahead of the Europeans with their 5th gen fighter.
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    Post  lancelot Fri Feb 23, 2024 1:05 pm

    The main issue with this, as with other projects, is the Turks have no engine of their own.
    They are basically using the GE F110 engine as used in the F-16 and F-15. But it remains to be seen if the US will grant them a license to make it, or will sell them the engines.

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