The “national fighter jet of Turkey” will be called KAAN, the president announced on Monday Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a solemn, essentially pre-election, event. In its wake his unwellness which became a topic of discussion, Erdogan posted a photo on his Twitter account of himself looking haughty, wearing a pilot’s jacket and sunglasses, while also climbing into the cockpit of KAAN.
İstikbal, gök vatan, millî muharip uçağızım KAAN! 🇹🇷 #İstikbalinYüzyılı pic.twitter.com/EuZEroqByS
— Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) May 1, 2023
Turkey is now 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.
💢 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
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 to 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
Source: News Beast

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