Erdogan posted a photo on his Twitter account of himself looking haughty, wearing a pilot’s jacket and sunglasses – The fifth-generation aircraft will replace the aging fleet of F-16s, stressed
The “National Fighter Aircraft of Turkey” shall be called KAAN, the president announced on Monday Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a solemn, essentially pre-election, event. In the wake of his much-talked-about illness, Erdogan posted photos on his Twitter account of himself looking haughty, wearing a pilot’s jacket and sunglasses, and climbing into the cockpit of KAAN.
💢 Turkey’s national combat aircraft has been named KAAN, announces President Erdogan
💢 Fifth-generation aircraft will replace the aging F-16 fleet
💢 Jet has top speed of 1.8 mach, twin engines produce 29,000 pounds thrust each https://t.co/AdWHzsHsYN pic.twitter.com/m4ucC8MmqY
— ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) May 1, 2023
Turkey is now found in every “field» – on land, at sea and underwater, in the air and in space, Erdogan said during the event – “Century of the Future” – organized by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in Ankara for the presentation of the aircraft.
İSTİKBALİMİZ ERDOĞAN
#KAAN pic.twitter.com/U07b5ldmcn— Mavi (@1Larem_Tr) May 1, 2023
The fifth-generation aircraft, KAAN, was developed by TAI to replace the aging fleet of F-16s, it was pointed out, in the wake of the weakness of the Turks get congressional approval for the upgrade kits.
Karada, denizde, denizaltında, havada, uzayda, her alanda varız! 🇹🇷 pic.twitter.com/9n9QuKBanp
— Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) May 1, 2023
“With this aircraft, Turkey will become one of the five countries that have this kind of technology,” Erdogan asserted.
The aircraft, launched as a project in 2016, is 21 meters long and can reach a maximum speed of mach 1.8 thanks to its twin engines, which can produce 29,000 pounds (13,000 kg) of thrust each. “His name is KAAN, may his sword be sharp!” commented the Turkish industry in its post.
KAAN, as a fifth-generation aircraft, according to TAI, has many advanced features, such as battle damage detection, low detectability, precision targeting and internal weapons storage.
LIVE: Turkey’s President Erdogan speaks at the Century of the Future program in Ankara https://t.co/E6xaPv0Cek
— ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) May 1, 2023
Source :Skai
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