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Mehmet Demiroğlu Gives Updates on the KAAN Fighter’s Tests
01 May 2025, 16:01 3 mins


Mehmet Demiroğlu Gives Updates on the KAAN Fighter’s Tests TurDef
TUSAŞ CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu gave details for the next phases of the KAAN fifth-generation fighter jet’s tests, which performed its maiden flight a year ago.



Speaking to Aviation Week, Mehmet Demiroğlu stated that the next three prototypes -P1, P2, and P3- will have to go through a highly active testing process, unlike the first prototype, P0. He described the test schedule for the next three prototypes as “flying as often as possible, as long as possible, and as high as possible”. It is understood that the next phase will involve testing the flight performance and sturdiness after confirming that the fighter can fly and be manufactured with P0.

Avionics installation and further airframe optimisations will come with the following three -P4, P5, and P6- which will be closer to the first production configuration of the fighter. These prototypes will feature weight optimisations and aerodynamic optimisations as the finishing touches.

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