(Luft) TAI Kaan (TF-X)

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A Recap for the First Anniversary of KAAN’s Maiden Flight
21 Feb 2025, 09:10 4 mins
Turkiye
Air
A Recap for the First Anniversary of KAAN’s Maiden Flight TurDef
Following the maiden flight on 21 February 2024, developments regarding TUSAŞ’s KAAN fighter have continued, including new prototypes and plans.

As can be expected from an aircraft project (Especially one to develop a fighter jet), the maiden flight is far from the end of the road in development.

KAAN’s development can be traced back to 2010 when the idea of a new generation fighter to succeed in F-16 and work alongside the strike-focused F-35 was that Turkiye was a partner at the time.

The conceptual design phase produced multiple configurations, including twin-engine clipped delta wing, single-engine delta wing+canard, and single-engine clipped delta wing configurations.

Because twin-engine fighters offer higher flight performance and survivability, it was decided that KAAN, named TF-X or MMU at the time, would be a twin-engine fighter emphasising air-to-air combat.

Various subcontractors started developing KAAN’s components, such as ASELSAN (MURAD 600-A AESA radar, KARAT-200 IRST, TOYGUN-200 EOTS, DIRCM, MWS...), TRMotor (Design and development of an Indigenous supercruise-capable turbofan engine with low-observability features), Alp Aerospace (Landing gear), and many others.

https://turdef.com/article/a-recap-for-t...den-flight

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🇹🇷 🇵🇰 Das im Inland entwickelte Düsentriebwerk „IQBAL“ von TAI hat am NSTP einen erfolgreichen 6-minütigen autonomen Erstflug absolviert.

IQBAL ist die dynamisch skalierte Version 1:7 der türkischen Kampfflugzeugplattform KAAN der 5. Generation.

IQBAL wird als ultimatives Testfeld für verschiedene fortschrittliche Luftfahrttechnologien dienen und auch bei der Weiterentwicklung von KAAN eine Schlüsselrolle spielen.

IQBAL ist ein einheimisches unbemanntes System mit zwei Strahltriebwerken, das aus komplexen Bordavioniksystemen und Instrumenten besteht und autonome Flüge durchführen kann.

Der Entwurf, die Herstellung, die Montage und die Integration von IQBAL, einschließlich aerodynamischer Konstruktion, Strukturkonstruktion, Avionik und Steuerungssystemen, wurden vollständig von Ingenieuren von ,@TUSAS_TR Aerospace #Pakistan durchgeführt, um das dynamische Verhalten von #KAAN nachzuahmen.

#IQBAL generiert und zeichnet umfassende Flugtestdaten auf, die bei der Implementierung autonomer Flugmanagementsysteme verwendet werden.
@ForumStrategic

https://x.com/BaburKhan1983/status/19037...FOrtw&s=19

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Indonesia Shows Interest in KAAN Fighter Jet Project
11 Apr 2025, 22:35 8 mins
Indonesia Turkiye
Bilateral Relations
Indonesia Shows Interest in KAAN Fighter Jet Project TurDef


Indonesia President Subianto shows interest in fifth-generation fighter: “We want to be involved in the KAAN project” During his official visit to Turkiye.

Turkiye’s flagship fifth-generation fighter aircraft project, KAAN, continues attracting international attention. With its emphasis on advanced technologies and strategic industrial partnerships, the project has become more than a weapons platform—it is a vehicle of diplomatic engagement. Among the countries showing clear interest in recent months is Indonesia.

https://turdef.com/article/indonesia-sho...et-project