Turkey's Home-Built 5th Generation Stealth Fighter Conducts 1st Flight
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NATO member Turkey launched its TF-X project to produce a national combat aircraft in 2016.
Turkey's KAAN, its first national combat aircraft, completed its first flight on Wednesday, part of the country's efforts to upgrade its air force. KAAN, #GökVatan'ı ile buluştu.🇹🇷.Cumhurbaşkanımız Sayın @RTErdogan 'ın savunma sanayiinde ülkemize çizdiği yerlilik ve millilik vizyonunun kilometre taşlarından olacak bir gelişmeyi daha tarihimize kazıdık. Hamdolsun….Milli Muharip Uçağımız KAAN'ın ilk uçuşu milletimize… pic.twitter.com/9KMNP8Qveu
NATO member Turkey launched its TF-X project to produce a national combat aircraft in 2016. Turkish aerospace firm TUSAS signed a deal with Britain's BAE Systems worth $125 million in 2017 to develop the next-generation fighter jet.
TUSAS shared a video showing a KAAN fighter jet taking off and then returning to an air base in the north Ankara.
