The Kaan jet, a product of extensive research and development efforts initiated in 2010, took to the skies reaching an altitude of 8,000 feet (2,400 meters) and achieved a speed of 230 knots (425 kilometers per hour) during an 11-minute flight.
KAAN, #GökVatan‘ı ile buluÅŸtu.🇹🇷
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Cumhurbaşkanımız Sayın @RTErdogan ’ın savunma sanayiinde ülkemize çizdiği yerlilik ve millilik vizyonunun kilometre taşlarından olacak bir gelişmeyi daha tarihimize kazıdık. Hamdolsun…
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Milli Muharip Uçağımız KAAN’ın ilk uçuşu milletimize… pic.twitter.com/9KMNP8Qveu— Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün (@halukgorgun) February 21, 2024
This test flight underscores the aircraft’s advanced design and capabilities, including low-observability, internal and external weapons carriage, an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system, supercruise ability, and state-of-the-art data link features.
Designed to fulfill the strategic needs of the Turkish Armed Forces, the Kaan fighter jet represents a leap forward in Turkey’s ambition to modernize its fighter fleet and bolster national defence.
The program gained momentum after 2019, following Turkey’s exclusion from the F-35 Lightning II program, propelling the nation towards self-reliance in military aviation technology.
