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KAAN Fighter Jet’s Second Prototype to Fly in 2025
03 May 2024, 05:29 2 mins

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KAAN Fighter Jet’s Second Prototype to Fly in 2025
TUSAŞ announced in its monthly magazine that the KAAN fighter jet’s second prototype, P1, will make its maiden flight in 2025. The magazine stated that 29 KAAN fighters and the aircraft that will be delivered to the Turkish Air Force would be produced by 2028. KAAN’s fighter jet took its maiden flight on the 21st of February 2024 at Akıncı Air Base, next to TUSAŞ facilities in Kahramankazan, Ankara. The aircraft, escorted by the Turkish fighter jet F-16, performed its maiden flight around the airfield. Design changes compared to the prototype can be expected, such as alterations on the airframe to optimise performance. KAAN is designed as a multi-role aircraft, mainly for air domination, with air-to-surface roles considered. The fighter will benefit from • Augmented lethality with support of Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks • Increased air-to-air engagement ranges with Novel Weapons • Precise and accurate weapon firing from internal weapon bays at high/supersonic speed to reach its air domination role.

https://turdef.com/article/kaan-fighter-...ly-in-2025