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Final countdown: Türkiye's 5th-gen fighter set to make maiden flight

Türkiye's fifth-generation stealth fighter jet "KAAN" is seen on the runway in an undisclosed location, Türkiye, March 17, 2023. (Sabah Photo)
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES DEC 24, 2023 3:34 PM
Türkiye's defense and aviation sector is expected to experience a historic moment in the upcoming week as the first flight of the domestically developed fifth-generation national combat aircraft, KAAN, is anticipated to take place on Dec. 27.

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Together with KAAN's debut in the sky, Türkiye will join the ranks of countries possessing a fifth-generation fighter jet.

Regarded as Türkiye's most ambitious technology project, the national combat aircraft KAAN was developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).

The fifth-generation aircraft has been developed to replace the F-16 aircraft in the inventory of the Air Forces Command, which are planned to be phased out starting in the 2030s. The project was launched in 2016.

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