Фотографии
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Air International 2025-01 / J.Lake - Is there a European 'Sixth Generation' future outside FCAS/SCAF and GCAP?
Kaan GTU-01, the first of three 'Block 0' prototypes, is a pure technology demonstrator, lacking operational systems, and is unrepresentative of the planned production configuration
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Air International 2025-01 / J.Lake - Is there a European 'Sixth Generation' future outside FCAS/SCAF and GCAP?
The TF-X program has been developed for about a decade by the Turkish government, which wants to establish greater independence from foreign suppliers. The preferred date for Kaan’s first flight is October 29б 2023, the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic will be celebrated
Azerbaijan joined Turkey's Kaan fighter programme in July 2023, a strong signal that Baku will procure the aircraft, but not until the 2030s
The first MMU prototype was ceremonially rolled out on March 18, 2023, after conducting its first taxi trial on March 17, at speeds of up to 15kts. А head-on view shows distinct similarities with the basic configuration used by the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor -
Air International 2025-01 / J.Lake - Is there a European 'Sixth Generation' future outside FCAS/SCAF and GCAP?
Other new entrants to the fighter aircraft market include TAI's Kaan, which unlike the KF-21, features as internal weapons bay
The MMU was named Kaan ('Ruler' or 'King of Kings') by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on May 1, 2024, during a Century of the Future event at the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Ankara headquarters -
Air International 2024-04 / J.Lake - Set to rule Turkish skies
Ten block-one production aircraft will be delivered to the Turkish Air Force between 2030 and 2033 under Phase Two of the programme. The block 20 MMU will be delivered from 2034 under Phase Three and will be a true fifth-generation fighter, with LO-appropriate materials, coatings, sensors and systems. The second prototype (P1) is due to fly in 2025 and will be more representative of the planned production aircraft. The third aircraft is expected to fly in 2026.
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Air International 2025-01 / J.Lake - Is there a European 'Sixth Generation' future outside FCAS/SCAF and GCAP?
Kaan GTU-01 taking off on its second flight. The aircraft's first flight was once planned for 2026, but the programme has been accelerated significantly. Two General Electric F110 engines power the aircraft, but an indigenous powerplant is under development
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Air International 2025-01 / J.Lake - Is there a European 'Sixth Generation' future outside FCAS/SCAF and GCAP?
Senior members of the MMU team with the Kaan GTU-01 after the repaint that followed the aircraft's first flight on February 20, 2024. Fourth from the left is Professor Dr Temel Kotil, Chairman and CEO of Turkish Aerospace Industries from 2016-2024
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Air International 2023-09 / J.Lake - Turkish Aerospace
Turkish Air Force personnel pose for a photo with the MMU prototype. The new fighter was named Kaan (meaning ‘King of Kings’) in May 2023
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Авиация и Космонавтика 2024-07 / А.Мальков,В.Гумелев,В.Жеглов,А.Шудря,С.Слепухина - Не просто бомбы (2)
Авиационные средства поражения истребителя 5-го поколения KAAN
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Air International 2025-01 / J.Lake - Is there a European 'Sixth Generation' future outside FCAS/SCAF and GCAP?
The then British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly visited the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters in Ankara, Turkey, on September 14, 2023, where he was photographed with the full-scale TF-X mock-up - an aircraft produced with extensive engineering assistance from BAE Systems
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Air International 2019-07 / Airscene
A computer-generated image of the Turkish Aerospace Industries' TF-X next-generation stealth fighter.
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